Lit 1A Unit 1
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cgunnerson on October 3, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 unredressed | to not set right what has been wronged |
| imposture | pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others |
| motivation | A character's incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act |
| vigilant | wide-awake, alert, watchful |
| absconded | (v) ran away with, escaped with funds or possessions belonging to another |
| admonition | cautionary advice |
| hyperactive | is active over a normal level of activity |
| virtuoso | person with a special skill in an art |
| inferences | conclusions that a reader draws based on clues in the story and his/her own knowledge |
| elation | an intense feeling of happiness or joy |
| enthrall | to hold the attention of as though under a spell |
| mood | feeling or emotion one gets from reading a story or watching a movie |
| character | the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions |
| paraphrasing | rewriting or restating another person's ideas or thoughts into your own words |
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