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7th STAAR Vocab

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show A word formed from the initial letter or letters in a set of words.  
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analogy   show
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appeal to authority   show
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show When a speaker or writer builds an argument using expressive language instead of presenting evidence.  
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show To call upon a reader's ability to think in a rational way in order to cause a change in her or his thoughts.  
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show A prewriting technique in which students, either alone or in groups, jot down all words or phrases that come to mind.  
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show The quality of a piece of writing in which the ideas are clearly arranged so a reader can follow the progression from one idea to the next.  
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compound sentence   show
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show When a speaker or writer uses words that induce audiences to call up "pictures" in their minds by appealing to their sense of taste, smell, hearing, touch and smell  
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show The attitudes and feelings associated with a word as opposed to a word's literal meaning.  
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show A point or statement in opposition to the argument being made in written document or speech.  
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credibility   show
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show A voice or character representing a speaker or narrator of a literary work.  
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show The literal or "dictionary" meaning of a word.  
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expository   show
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show A typical error in reasoning that arises commonly in ordinary discourse and renders unsound the arguement in which it appears.  
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show Language enriched by word images and figures of speech.  
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flashback   show
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foreshadowing   show
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imagery   show
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