9ENL - Vocab

Question 1

Academic

Answer 1

relating to education and scholarship.

Question 2

Adjective

Answer 2

a word naming an attribute of a noun

Question 3

Annotation

Answer 3

a note by way of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

Question 4

Antonym

Answer 4

a word opposite in meaning to another.

Question 5

Appositives

Answer 5

a noun of a noun phrase that adds information.

Question 6

Communication

Answer 6

the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Question 7

Comprehension

Answer 7

the ability to understand something.

Question 8

Conjunction

Answer 8

a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.

Question 9

Consolidation

Answer 9

the action or process of combining a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole.

Question 10

DependentClause

Answer 10

a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not make complete sense.

Question 11

Description

Answer 11

a spoken or written account of a person, object or event.

Question 12

Dynamic

Answer 12

(of a process or system) characterised by constant change, activity, or progress.

Question 13

Era

Answer 13

a long and distinct period of history.

Question 14

Etymology

Answer 14

the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.

Question 15

Euphemism

Answer 15

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Question 16

Exclamation

Answer 16

used to introduce an exclamation of surprise, admiration or a similar emotion.

Question 17

Explanation

Answer 17

a statement or account that makes something clear.

Question 18

Expository

Answer 18

intended to explain or describe something.

Question 19

Fiction

Answer 19

literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.

Question 20

Genre

Answer 20

a style or category of art, music, or literature.

Question 21

Homonym

Answer 21

each of two or more words have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

Question 22

Homophone

Answer 22

each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

Question 23

Hyperbole

Answer 23

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 24

Imperative

Answer 24

giving an authoritative command.

Question 25

IndependentClause

Answer 25

a clause that forms a complete sentence by itself having a subject and a predicate.

Question 26

Inference

Answer 26

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Question 27

Informative

Answer 27

providing useful or interesting information.

Question 28

Interrogative

Answer 28

having the force of a question.

Question 29

Language

Answer 29

the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.

Question 30

Literacy

Answer 30

the ability to read and write

Question 31

Literature

Answer 31

written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

Question 32

Meaning

Answer 32

implied or explicit significance.

Question 33

Metaphor

Answer 33

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Question 34

Morphology

Answer 34

the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.

Question 35

Narrative

Answer 35

A spoken or written account of events; a story.

Question 36

Noun

Answer 36

a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things.

Question 37

Nonfiction

Answer 37

prose writing that is informative or factual rather than fictional.

Question 38

Personification

Answer 38

the attribution of human characteristics to something non-human.

Question 39

Predicate

Answer 39

the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject.

Question 40

Preposition

Answer 40

a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in a clause.

Question 41

Proverb

Answer 41

a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

Question 42

Purpose

Answer 42

the reason for which something is done or created.

Question 43

RhetoricalQuestion

Answer 43

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

Question 44

Scanning

Answer 44

look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text) in order to identify relevant information.

Question 45

Simile

Answer 45

comparison of one thing to another thing of a different kind.

Question 46

Skimming

Answer 46

the action of reading something quickly to get the important points.

Question 47

Statement

Answer 47

a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.

Question 48

Structure

Answer 48

the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

Question 49

Subject

Answer 49

a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated.

Question 50

Synonym

Answer 50

a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.

Question 51

Verb

Answer 51

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.