Embarrassment/The Ravine Vocabulary List

Inference

• A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

• A random guess

• An assumption without evidence

• A detailed explanation

Murky

• Clear

• Dark, obscure, and gloomy

• Bright

• Transparent

Rivulet

• a small brook or stream

• a large river

• a type of plant

• a mountain range

Cascade

• to fall, pour, or rush in stages

• to climb up rocks

• to drop all at once

• to clean dishes

Precipice

• a steep cliff or overhanging rock

• a type of precipitation

• a gentle slope

• a type of rock formation

Cite

• To ignore a source

• To quote or reference a source

• To create a source

• To delete a source

Evidence

• A specific piece of information that supports a claim

• The writers position on an issue

• A directive on what to write about

• An explanation on how or why something supports a claim

Analyze

• To examine in detail

• To ignore

• To summarize

• To create

Scoff

• To eat quickly and greedily

• An expression of scorn, derision, or contempt

• To speak softly

• To walk slowly

Plot

• A type of plant

• A series of events in a story

• A type of food

• A type of clothing