Lesson 10 Vocabulary: Determine Word Meaning

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Describes the unfamiliar word by naming types of it

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Examples

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Positive, neutral, or negative feelings or ideas that can be associated with the word.

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Connotation

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Words or phrases that are specific to a particular subject area

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Technical Meaning

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To reveal or make known

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Disclose

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Words or phrases that express ideas in an unusual or creative way

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Figurative meaning

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Tells the meaning of the unfamiliar word by describing its opposite

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Contrast

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The overall feeling or attitude a narrator expresses to the reader

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Tone

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Tells the meaning of the unfamiliar word beside it, marked with a comma or dash

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Appositive

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Tells the meaning of the unfamiliar word by connecting it to something similar

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Similarity

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Refers to the dictionary meaning of a word or phrase

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Literal Meaning