A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary: Chapters 17&18

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Reality

Back

The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.

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Articulation

Back

The clear and precise pronunciation of words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Pollution

Back

The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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Contamination

Back

The action of making something impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Determination

Back

The quality of being resolute; firmness of purpose.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Commitment

Back

The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Truth

Back

The quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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Certainty

Back

Firm conviction that something is the case.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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Fictional

Back

Not real; created from imagination.

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Contrived

Back

Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4