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Edexcel Non-Fiction: Vocabulary Week 2
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  • Question 1
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    What is the meaning of Certainty?

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    Confident that something is true or will happen with a determination

    Break or burst suddenly and intensely

    Lack of interest or enthusiasm

    A great difference between two things

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    BONUS: How is certainty presented in 127 Hours?

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    He uses phrases such as "claustrophobic", "narrow" and "crevice" to make it seem difficult

    Aaron Ralston does not tell anybody where he is going

    Aaron Ralston uses climbing jargon and detailed description of his actions to convey a sense of expetise

    He uses short and direct sentences

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    What is the meaning of Abyss?

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    Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space

    Break or burst suddenly and intensely

    Deep or seemingly bottomless chasm, hole, pit

    A great difference between two things

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    What is the meaning of Ruptured?

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    Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space

    Break or burst suddenly and intensely

    A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This can be physical or emotional

    Break or burst suddenly and intensely

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    What is the meaning of Grotesque?

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    Unpredictable, violent and changeable

    Repulsively ugly and distorted

    A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This can be physical or emotional

    Break or burst suddenly and intensely

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    What is the meaning of Crescendo?

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    Unpredictable, violent and changeable

    Sudden breaking and physical pain

    The loudest part in a text where the character is shouting

    A progressive increase, or build up, of intensity.

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    BONUS: At what point do we see a Crescendo in 'A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat'?

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    "A cloud of fumes and dust created by some fifty vehicles"

    "Nearly one hour later I was beginning to feel rather silly"

    "The road straightened and leveled, and everyone picked up speed as we near the end of the race"

    "There were two races - the motorised spectators at the back' in front, the two donkeys"

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    What is the meaning of Slackly?

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    Not taught or firm. Hanging limply and with a lifelessness

    Sudden breaking and physical pain

    Lasting seemingly forever, unending

    Break or burst suddenly and intensely

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    What is the meaning of Wake?

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    Lack of interest or enthusiasm

    A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view

    To be conscious and present in the moment

    Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space

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    What is the meaning of Relished?

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    A great deal of interest or enthusiasm for something

    Enjoyed immensely, savouring

    To be conscious and present in the moment

    Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space

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    What is the meaning of Eternity?

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    Lasting for a very short period of time, over quickly

    Lasting seemingly forever, unending

    To be conscious and present in the moment

    The afterlife

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    What is the meaning of Volatile?

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    Unpredictable, violent and changeable

    Lasting seemingly forever, unending

    A scenario where the consequences are very predictable and are unlikely to change

    A wild and churning sea

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    BONUS: Select all of the boxes that demonstrate the hostility in 'Explorers or Boys Messing About?'

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    The wild and churning sea that the adventurers find themselves trapped in

    The Russian government for trespassing

    The tone of the article towards them for being so silly and wasting everybody's time

    The rescue teams reactions towards Steve Brooks and Quentin Smith

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