Academic Vocab Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
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author’s reason
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author’s purpose
2
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personification, similes, metaphors, alliteration, idioms, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, repetition, etc
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literary devices
3
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similes / metaphors
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analogy
4
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reference
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analogy
5
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context clues
A
inferences
6
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attitude
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tone
7
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main idea
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central idea / theme
8
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contrast between
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verbal irony
9
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use words/ideas of another
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plagiarize
10
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beliefs of a group of people
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cultural experience / heritage
11
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statement of fact
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claim
12
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arranges
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structure
13
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carefully examine
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analyze / evaluate
14
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biased information
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propaganda
15
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prejudice
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bias
16
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brief factual statement
A
objective summary
17
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writing a story
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narrative writing
18
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to inform
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informative writing
19
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writing that defends
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argumentative writing
20
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contradict
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conflicting evidence
21
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thinking
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sound reasoning / logic
22
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relating
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relevant
23
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emotions
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connotation
24
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definition
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denotation
25
view
perspective / point of view
26
manual
technical meaning
27
present
presenting mediums
28
play
pun
29
finding info
cite with textual evidence
30
explanation
interpretation
