PSSA Words
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Melanie629 on March 15, 2010
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Words you need to know for PSSA's
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 antonyms | opposite |
| argument | position toward a subject |
| author's purpose | entertain explain inform or persuade |
| bias | unfair and not based on facts |
| casue | person thing or event |
| character | person or an animal |
| climax | conflict is addressed |
| compare and contrast | similarities and differences |
| conclusion | an overall decision |
| conflict | main problem |
| context clues | words or phrases near an unfamiliar word that help |
| effect | event or situation |
| fact | proven true |
| first-person | point of view: I, we, us |
| generalization | a broad statement |
| graphics | visual aids |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| imagery | descriptive words |
| inference | a guess |
| main idea | mostly about |
| metaphor | comparison of 2 things that does not use like or as |
| multiple-meaning words | same but have different meanings |
| opinion | personal feelings |
| personification | human traits to animals or objects |
| plot | sequence of events |
| ponit of view | perspective of first second or third person |
| prefix | letters added before a root |
| problem and solution | problem and describes how its solved |
| propaganda | influences may twist facts |
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