Flashcards: Vocabulary Lesson 4
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sdanielotes on March 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acquire | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| acronym | a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series |
| cite | make reference to |
| contrast | to show differences when compared |
| examine | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect |
| excerpt | a passage selected from a larger work |
| expository | writing that explains or informs |
| glossary | a list of difficult words and their meanings that are in a book |
| rephrase | to say somethng again, restate |
| statement | a declarative sentence that is either true or false |