English II Academic Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. a state of anxiety or uncertainty
  2. 7. describing language used in a nonliteral way
  3. 12. the art of persuasive speaking or writing
  4. 13. a statement of opinion backed by evidence
  5. 15. customs and institutions developing one’s identity
  6. 17. describes something appropriate and connected to what is being done or considered
  7. 18. to develop or expand
  8. 19. to lessen the effectiveness of
  9. 20. the primary message over the text
Down
  1. 1. the result of an action or cause
  2. 2. to make a guess based on evidence
  3. 3. Reasoning logic that is not sound or true
  4. 4. a guess based on evidence
  5. 5. the logical soundness or factual accurateness of something
  6. 8. to move forward in a purposeful way
  7. 9. to differ or go against
  8. 10. to show or demonstrate
  9. 11. to begin; to arise
  10. 14. the motivation or cause for something
  11. 16. to clarify or make clear