| Term | Definition |
| dilution | weakening by mixing with something else |
| tolerence | respect for something different |
| vigilance | watchfulness |
| detrimental | harmful |
| pursuasive | attempts to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way |
| informational | explains or informs |
| narritive essay | tells astory about a real-life experience |
| context clues | are the words or phrases surrounding an unfamiliar word that helpyou figure out the meaning of a word |
| their | it belong to them |
| there | it is over there |
| they're | they are |
| I | always the most important word and always a capital |