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E

Early Closing Association

A Victorian organisation formed by retail workers in the 1850s who were trying to improve their working conditions. One of their goals was to legislate shop closing times.


Emotive

Words or actions designed to appeal to certain emotions. Emotive language is used to persuade the reader of a particular point of view and is usually a sign of bias.


ephemera

Items designed to function for only a short-time, for example tickets, pamphlets, etc.


Equal pay

Equal pay was a concept of the womens′ rights movement of the 19th century that fought for equal wages for men and women doing the same job.


Erosion

The process by which the soil and other surfaces are worn away by the action of wind, water and other forces.


Euphemism

When a neutral word or phrase is used in place of a rude, offensive or socially unacceptable word. For example, in America, people call the toilet, 'the bathroom'.


Evaluate

Critically assess the ideas in the question.


Explain

Describe and clarify the meaning of ideas in the question.


Extinction

Biological term refering to when an animal or plant species dies out and disppears.


Extradited

When an alleged criminal is returned to the town or country where they were accused of a crime.


F

Figurative

A description which uses imagery and comparisons.


Find function

The application that appears when you press Control+F or Apple Command+F which allows you to type in and search for a particular word.


G

Gaol

An old-fashioned English spelling for 'jail'.


Gelignite

Explosive material, similar to dynamite.


Germinate

When a seed sprouts and becomes a plant


Gipps Land Company

A company formed in 1841 by a collection of farmers which led to the exploration and settlement of modern-day Gippsland, Victoria.


Graphic organiser

A thinking tool that allows information to be organised in a visual way.


 

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