Vocab Quiz 1 (Lessons 1-6)

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central idea

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the main point the author wants the reader to take away from reading the text

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objective

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not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

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Summary

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a short and comprehensive statement of what has been previously stated

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infer

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make a good guess about the topic based on the content of the resources

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myth

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a popular story from the past that uses supernatural beings and events to explain a practice, belief, or natural event

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traditional

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passed down and unwritten; ritual

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narrative

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a story

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modernize

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to make or become new and different or suitable for the present time

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folklore

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the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth

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gist

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what the text is mostly about