academic vocabulary bellringers

Academic Vocabulary Bellringers

Ms. Moore’s ClassesLanguage Arts 72013-2014

Directions for BellringersEach day, In your bell ringer journal, WHICH IS

YOUR COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK, write your MLA format heading in the upper left hand corner of your page.

This is so you get used to heading your papers this way! It looks like this:

Your name Mrs. MooreLanguage Arts 712 August 2013 (notice that it is DAY, MONTH , YEAR)

Directions …continued

Your crate will be in the front of the classroom. You need to pick up your journal AS SOON AS YOU ENTER MY ROOM . You need to have it by the bell.

1 /2 block has the red crate.3 /4 block has the green crate.7 /8 block has the blue crate.

Directions….continued.

Once you have your notebook, copy the sentence that is on the board, and make any necessary grammatical corrections. (I will provide you a copy of the proofreading symbols to paste on the inside of your notebook if you need to refer to them.)

Here is an example of what you will see on the board when you come in to class:

Hour assignment is to analyze the stories ending

Related word: analyticalYour Definition:Academic Definition:Sentence:Reminder:

Directions …continued

Underneath the corrected sentence, write the highlighted vocabulary word, and write what you think the definition is by using context clues.

Example: Our assignment is to analyze the story’s ending.

analyze—to figure something out. (My definition)

(We will discuss the academic definition in class. This is where you write what you think.)

Directions….continued

Once we have reviewed the sentence and we have discussed the correct definition, write down the related words you are given and use one of them in a sentence.

Example: When I do math, I have to look at the problem in an analytical way.

Directions….continued

Lastly, draw a picture, write a phrase, or write a synonym to help you remember the word.

Synonym: examine, investigate, consider

Phrase: look at closelyPicture:

Bellringer 1—Your page should look like this:Hour assignment is to analyze the stories endingRelated word: analyticalCorrected sentence: Our assignment is to

analyze the story’s ending.analyze—to figure something out (my definition)analyze—to break down into parts and examine

carefully (academic definition)When I do math, I have to look at the problem in

an analytical way.Synonym/Reminder word(s)/Picture—look at

closely.

Check your page one more time:Hour assignment is to analyze the stories endingRelated word: analyticalCorrected sentence: Our assignment is to

analyze the story’s ending.analyze—to figure something out (my definition)analyze—to break down into parts and examine

carefully (academic definition)When I do math, I have to look at the problem in

an analytical way.Synonym/Reminder word(s)/Picture—look at

closely.

Great work!

You have just completed your first bellringer. We will now paste in our proofreading marks!

Bellringer 2

once I red Roberts poem I learned to appreciate his use of rhythme and rhyme.

Related words: Appreciative, AppreciatingCorrected sentence: Once I read Robert’s

poem, I learned to appreciate his use of rhythm and rhyme.

Appreciate—be thankful forHe was appreciative of the good grade he

received.Synonym: value

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the assumption he made were incorrect becaues it was not supported by any real facts

Related words: Assume, assumingCorrected sentence: The assumption he made

was incorrect because it was not supported by any real facts.

Assumption—belief or acceptance that something is true.

I am assuming we have a test in Language Arts because Ms. Moore said we did.

Phrase: best guess

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the writer’s attitude toward their subject was respectful and full of admiraton

Related word: attitudesCorrected sentence: The writer’s attitude

toward his subject was respectful and full of admiration.

Attitude—mental state involving beliefs, feelings, and values.

Their attitudes were always positive.Synonym: feelings, thoughts, mind-set

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Its important to develop a awareness of the writers mesage.

Related words: awareCorrected sentence: It’s important to develop

an awareness of the writer’s message.Awareness—knowleged gained from a person’s

own experiences or from information.I am aware that Ms. Moore expects homework

on time because other students have told me.Synonym: understanding.

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You must consider if a advertisement contain bias or tries too misled the reader.

Related words: biasedCorrected Sentence: You must

consider if an advertisement contains bias or tires to mislead the reader.

Bias—tendency to see things from a slanted or prejudice viewpoint.

Synonym: favoritism

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Folktales revele the value of an culture an teach a leson

Related words: cultural Corrected Sentence: Folk tales reveal the

value of a culture and teach a lesson.Culture—collected customs of a group or

community.There are many people from different cultural

backgrounds at Montevallo Middle School.Phrase: ways of life; customs

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sam invited me to challenge hime too an debate.

Related words: challenging, challenged

Corrected Sentence: Sam invited me to challenge him to a debate.

Challenge—dare; calling into question.I found the book challenging to read,

but it was worth it.Synonym: dispute; confront

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One characteristic of poetry are simile and metaphor.

Related words: character; characteristicallyCorrected sentence: One characteristic of

poetry is simile and metaphor.Characteristic: trait or featureCharacteristically, when someone things of

poetry he or she thinks it has to rhyme. This is not true.

Synonym: quality

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Its common for an essay to cuntain humer.

Related words: commonalityCorrected sentence: It’s common for

an essay to contain humor.Common—ordinary; expectedOne commonality with seventh

graders is that they all eat lunch at the beginning of fifth period.

Synonym: usual; regular

Group One Test Review Words! Directions: Go back through your

notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence!

Analyze, appreciate, assumption, attitude, awareness, bias, culture, challenge, characteristic, common.

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it is importent to be able to communicate thots an felings in writing.

Related words: communications; communicating.

Corrected Sentence: It is important to be able to communicate thoughts and feelings in writing.

Communicate—to share thoughts or feelings, usually in words.

Sometimes communicating is hard.Phrase: exchange a few words

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Their seemed to bee a lack of communication between the father and sun.

Related words: communicateCorrected sentence: There seemed to be a

lack of communication between the father and the son.

Communication—the activity of sharing information or speaking.

People sometimes misunderstand me when I try to communicate.

Phrase: exchange of ideas

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Local Newspapers serve the community were the paper are published.

Related words—communitiesCorrected sentence: Local newspapers serve

the community where the paper is published.Community—a group of people who share an

interest or live near each other.There are many different types of communities

in Shelby County.Synonym: Societies; neighborhoods

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The writer was abel to conclude the essay with a positive memary

Related words: concluding, conclusionCorrected sentence: The writer was

able to conclude the essay with a positive memory.

Conclude—to bring to a close or end.My concluding paragraph was

fantastic.Synonym—finish

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editorials contribute too a public discusion about an isue.

Related word: contributionCorrected sentence: Editorials

contribute to a public discussion about an issue.

Contribute—add to or enrichI made a contribution to St. Jude

Children’s Research Hospital.Phrase: to play a part; have a say

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Its importent to convince readers of a characters dream

Related words: ConvincingCorrected Sentence: It’s important to

convince readers of a character’s dream.Convince—Persuade; cause to accept a

point of viewWhen he said he studied for the test, he

did not look very convincing.Phrase: prove to; talk into

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The to students tryed too debate weather or knot the website was helpful.

Related words: debated, debatingCorrected sentence: The two students

tried to debate whether or not the website was helpful.

Debate—argue in an attempt to convinceHe debated with his best friend about

whether or not the new girl was cute.Synonym: think over; question

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I was abel two define the stories plot quikly.

Related words: defined; definitionCorrected sentence: I was able to

define the story’s plot quickly.Define—determine the nature of or

give the meaning of.The definition of torture is listening to

Justin Beiber.Synonyms: label, characterize

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the reder tryes too discover the resons for the characters behavier.

Related words: discovering; discovery.Corrected sentence: The reader tries to

discover the reasons for the character’s behavior.

Discover—find or exploreThe scientist’s discovery of water on Mars

may make it possible to live there one day.Synonym: unearth; come across; dig up

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reding works from diferent riters provides diversity.

Related word: diverseCorrected sentence: Reading works

from different writers provides diversity.

Diversity—variety as in groups or cultures.

This class has a diverse group of people.

Synonym: varied; distinct; different

Group 2 Test Review Words Directions: Go back through your

notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence!

Communicate, communication, community, conclude, contribute, convince, debate, define, discover, diversity

Bellringer 21

The essay discrived the butiful environment wear the writer lived.

Related words: environs, enviromentally

Corrected sentence: The essay described the beautiful environment where the writer lived.

Definition: surroundings; the natural world.

The environs in the classroom made the student sick.

Synonyms: setting; atmosphere

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the gurl was un able too evaluate her freind’s work without bias.

Related words: evaluated; evaluationCorrected sentence: The girl was unable to

evaluate her friend’s work without bias.Evaluate—judge; determine the value or

quality of.His work evaluation was terrible because

he was always late and unprepared.Synonym: assess; appraise

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In order to examine the evadense, it was nesecarry to reserch the subjeck.

Related words: examining; examinationCorrected sentence: In order to examine

the evidence, it was necessary to research the subject.

Examine—study in depth; look at closelyThe doctor was examining him to

determine why he was sick all the time.Synonym: look at; inspect; explore

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Eye will explain three key faktors in the storys sucess

Related words: explaining; explanation

Corrected sentence: I will explain three key factors in the story’s success.

Explain—make plain or clearHis explanation about why he was in

the bathroom for the entire block was ridiculous.

Phrase: Give details; put in plain words

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I rote, a reserch report, to explore my ideas.

Related words: explored; explorationCorrected sentence: I wrote a

research report to explore my ideas.Explore—investigate; look upI explored the inside of a frog in

science.Synonym: investigate; discover

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I suported my statment with facts and detaills?

Related word: factualCorrected sentence: I supported my

statement with facts and details.Facts—accepted truths or realityDo not try to support your argument

with things that are not factual.Synonyms: data; proof; evidence

Bellringer 27

The focus of the papur, was too pervide infromation about football rules.

Related words: focused; focusingCorrected sentence: The focus of this paper

was to provide information about football rules.

Focus—central point or topic of investigation.She was focused on boys instead of her

classwork, so she failed Ms. Moore’s class.Synonyms: concentrate; spotlight; center

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During brainstorming; I tryed to generate an lists of thing to right about.

Related words: generated; generatingCorrected sentence: During brainstorming; I

tried to generate a list of things to write about.

Generate—createThe teacher generated a discussion in class

about the importance of speaking properly.Synonyms: cause; make

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howe dew you, identify the meening of a storie.

Related word: identificationCorrected sentence: How do you

identify the meaning of a story?Identify—recognize as beingThe student forgot his identification

and could not enter the game.Synonym: pinpoint; isolate; see; spot

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If we ignore the mesage we miss the purpose off the righting.

Related words: ignored; ignoringCorrected sentence: If we ignore the

message, we miss the purpose of the writing.Ignore—refuse to notice; disregardThe teacher ignored the student who

interrupted class asking to go to the bathroom.

Phrase: pay no attention to; overlook

Group 3 Test Review Words Directions: Go back through your

notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence!

Environment, evaluate, examine, explain, explore, facts, focus, generate, identify, ignore

Bellringer 31

The image, in the book, helped me too visualise the storie

Related words: images, imaging Corrected sentence: The image in

the book helped me to visualize the story.

Image—picture; representationThe images in the pictures were very

powerful.Synonyms: illustration, likeness, vision

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The story was toled from the prespective of won individual?

Related word: individuals Corrected sentence: The story was told

from the perspective of one individual.Individual—single person or thingWhen you play telephone, individuals often

change the story as they repeat it.Synonym: human being; for one person;

exclusive

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The propose of the reasearch paper, was to inform the reader about dolfins.

Related words: informationCorrected sentence: The purpose of

the research paper was to inform the reader about dolphins.

Inform—to tell or give information about

The information I learned in class was helpful.

Phrase: Let somebody know; notify.

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We wear assigned to inquire about whether paterns and present hour findings.

Related words: inquiring; inquiredCorrected sentence: We were assigned to

inquire about weather patterns and present our findings.

Inquire—ask in order to learn about The student inquired about the difference

between a compound and a complex sentence.

Synonyms: question; find out

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My teacher shared her insight, about the caracter, with use?

Related word: insightfulCorrected sentence: My teacher shared

her insight about the character with us.Insight—ability to see the truth; an

understandingHer comment on the theme of the novel

was very insightful.Synonyms: knowledge; comprehension

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As a team we where abel too investigate each part of the probelm

Related words: investigated, investigation

Corrected Sentence: As a team, we were able to investigate each part of the problem.

Investigate—examine thoroughlyHe investigated the area where he

heard the strange noise thoroughly.Synonyms: look into; scrutinize

Bellringer 37

The media are an every day sourse of information and entertanmint, for the public

Related words: NoneCorrected sentence: The media are an everyday

source of information and entertainment for the public.

Media—collected sources of information, including newspapers, television, and the internet.The internet is a valuable media tool.Draw examples of one type of media that is not

listed in the definition above (radio)

Bellringer 38

The villian in the story pressented the opposition to the heroe’s happyness.

Related words: oppose; opposingCorrected sentence: The villain in the

story presented the opposition to the hero’s happiness.

Opposition—state of being against.The students oppose the idea of having to

wear uniforms to school.Synonyms: conflict; enemy; rival

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We found the outcome of the probelm too be a favorabel solutoin.

Related words: NoneCorrected sentence: We found the

outcome of the problem to be a favorable solution.

Outcome—the way something turns out.

The outcome of the story is part of the resolution.

Synonyms: conclusion; ending; result

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I was abel to perceive jennys character threw her action’s and words.

Related words: perceived; perceptionCorrected Sentence: I was able to perceive

Jenny’s character threw her actions and words.

Perceive—to be aware of; seeThe perception of the new girl was that she

was quiet, but that turned out to be wrong!Synonym: recognize; pick out

Group 4 Test Review Words Directions: Go back through your

notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence!

Image, individual, inform, inquire, insight, investigate, media, opposition, outcome, perceive

Bellringer 41

My perception of the chracter changed, over the coarse of the story?

Related words: perceive, perceptiveCorrected sentence: My perception of the

character changed over the course of the story.

Perception—the act of becoming aware of something through one or more of the senses.

The student was very perceptive about how other students felt.

Synonyms: insight; awareness; sensitivity

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I didnot aggre with the writer’s perspective

Related words: NoneCorrected sentence: I did not agree

with the writer’s perspective.Perspective—point of viewBased on the fact they were friends, I

did not think she could see the argument from my perspective.

Synonym: standpoint; viewpoint

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In order to produce a knew show the riting team must pervide a skript

Related words: produced, producingIn order to produce a new show, the

writing team must provide a script.Produce—make or createThe student produced a great poetry

project.Synonyms: construct; generate

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I hade a strong emotoinal reaction to the depresing comercial.

Related words: reactCorrected sentence: I had a strong,

emotional reaction to the commercial.Reaction—response to an influence,

action, or statementI did not know how to react when the

student tried to hit me.Synonym: consequence; result

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In order too reflect on what had been said I took sum quite time?

Related words: reflected; reflectionCorrected Sentence: In order to

reflect on what had been said, I took some quiet time.

Reflect—think about; considerI reflected on what the teacher told

me.Phrase: think about; wonder about

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The resolution of the story, helped me too sea how a conpromise, can help many poeple.

Related words: resolved; resolvingCorrected sentence: The resolution of the story

helped me to see how a compromise can help many people.

Resolution: end of a conflict in which one or both parties are satisfied.

I resolved to do my homework to bring up my grade so I would not be grounded.

Phrase: Everyone agrees at the end of a disagreement.

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Hour team perpaired a report and each member persented a peice of it.

Related words: NoneCorrected sentence: Our team

prepared a report, and each team member presented a piece of it.

Team—a group united in a common goal.

Montevallo has a great football team.Synonym: squad

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At won time the computer was considered knew technology.

Related words: technologiesCorrected sentence: At one time, the

computer was considered new technology.Technology—practical application of science

to business or industry.Many technologies are being developed

everyday.Picture: Computer monitor.

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An tradition is often handed-down two a new generatian threw story telling.

Related words: traditionalCorrected sentence: A tradition is often

handed down to a new generation through storytelling.

Tradition-- custom; as with a social group or culture

A traditional way of playing football includes wearing a helmet.

Synonym: ritual

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We where abel to transmit our mesage over the schools radio statoin.

Related words: transmitted; transmission

Corrected sentence: We were able to transmit our message over the school’s radio station.

Transmit—to send or give out.The alien ship transmitted a signal to

Mars.Synonyms: broadcast, spread

Group 5 Test Review Words Directions: Go back through your

notebooks and write down the definitions of all of the following words. Be sure you know how to use them correctly in a sentence!

Perceive, perception, perspective, produce, reaction, reflect, resolution, team, technology, transmit

Bellringer 51

The studints came to a understanding, of how best, to organize, the club?

Related word: understandCorrected sentence: The students

came to an understanding of how to best organize the club.

Understanding—agreement; end of conflict

I understand that I must be quiet in class.

Synonym: arrangement; deal

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Its important to unify detailes so that they suport the centril idea

Related words: unified, unifyingIt’s important to unify details so that

they support the central idea.Unify—bring together as one.The class was unified about not liking

having to tuck in their shirts.Synonym: unite, join

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Each riter has an unique way off teling a story

Related words: uniqueness, uniquelyCorrected sentence: Each writer has a

unique way of telling a story.Unique—one of a kind.The student dresses uniquely.Phrase—only one of its kind.

Synonym: sole, exclusive, distinctive, matchless

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He was tryeing to trace the plot structuer of the sceince ficition story.

Related words: traced, tracingCorrected sentence: He was trying to trace

the plot structure of the science fiction story.Trace—follow in steps.He traced the behavior of the character

throughout the story to see if he was static or dynamic.

Synonym: track; hunt down

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Bye his bad behaviour it was easey to infer that the knew studente was gonna be a probleme in class.

Related words: inferred, inferenceCorrected sentence: By his bad behavior, it

was easy to infer that the new student was going to be a problem in class.

Infer—read between the linesInference is when something is implied and

you can draw a conclusion based on evidence.

Synonym—conclude; assume

Bellringer 56

The coach had to formulate a speical traneing regamin for the athelete to inprove.

Related words: formulation, formulatedCorrected sentence: The coach had to

formulate a special training regimen for the athlete to improve.

Formulate—createShe formulated an idea to help her be

successful in class.Synonym: prepare; devise; put together

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Its hard to describe the exactly what the auther is tryeing to say she said. This theme is dificult to figuer out.

Related words: described, describingCorrected sentence: “It’s hard to describe

exactly what the author is trying to say,” she said. “This theme is difficult to figure out.”

Describe—tell aboutThe author described the difficulties of being a

teenager perfectly.Synonym: explain, tell, portray

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“you must support anyting you say in an esay by perviding details.” she said.

Related words: supported, supportingCorrected sentence: “You must support

anything you say in an essay by providing details,” she said.

Support—Back up with detailsHe supported what he said by citing

textual evidence.Synonym: defend

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when you is asked to paraphrase what does you do.

Related words: paraphrased; paraphrasingCorrected sentence: When you are asked to

paraphrase, what do you do?Paraphrase—to restate something using other

words in order to make it simpler or shorter.She paraphrased the poem by looking at it

line by line.Synonym: restate; simplify

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He will summarize the mane points of the pasage useing only three sentances.

Related words: summary; summarizationCorrected sentence: He will summarize the

main points of the passage using only three sentences.

Summarize—to give a shortened version of something by stating its main points.

The summarization that the student turned in was very thorough.

Phrase: Go over the main points

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I will compare the prize of the nike shose and the jordan shose and I will see whitch is the cheepest before I bye won.

Related word: comparisonCorrected sentence: I will compare the price of

the Nike shoes and the Jordan shoes, and I will see which is the cheapest before I buy one.

Compare—note all the ways things are alike.I made the comparison and went with the Nike

shoes.Synonym: evaluate; match up to

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I whanted to go perse shopping and contrast the coach perse to the cheeper, bargian brand.

Related words: contrasted; contrastingCorrected sentence: I wanted to go purse

shopping and compare the Coach purse to the cheaper bargain brand.

Contrast—note all the ways things are different.The stitching on the Coach purse was thicker,

which contrasted with the cheaper one.Synonym: different; distinction

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I predict that the novle will be exiciting?

Related words: predictionI predict that the novel will be exciting.Predict— figure out what will happen

nextMy prediction is that the main

character will win the fight at the end of the story.

Synonym: fortell; calculate