ELA 7 Dolphins Vocab

-  used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing;  marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail;  (of a person) exact, accurate, and careful about details.

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- something that is slightly different from other similar things

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- a particular way of speaking or using words

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- the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and  criticize  people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.

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-  the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

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Thomas Paine famously made the ________: "Give me liberty or give me death."

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-  a statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion;  a statement that expresses a concept that can be true or false.

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-  introducing a statement or idea which reverses one that has just been made or referred to.

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-  mourn (a person's loss or death); express one's deep grief about;  express regret or disappointment over something considered unsatisfactory, unreasonable, or unfair.

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