Flashcards in Academic vocab Deck (29)
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Cite
=To mention in support, proof, or confirmation
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Context
=The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect
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Figurative language
=Figure of speech
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Dialouge
=Conversation between two or more persons
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Tone
=Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
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Mood
=A state or quality of feeling at a particular time
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Paraphrase
=A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording
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Elaborate
=To add details to; expand
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Theme
=A subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic
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Central idea
=The central idea is the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story
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Jugment
=The ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively
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Claim
=An assertion of something as a fact
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Thesis
=A subject for a composition or essay
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Convey
=To communicate; impart; make known
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Pronoun
=Any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases
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connotation
=The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
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Denotation
=The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
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Relevant
=Bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent
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Nymph
=a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.
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Precise
=definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed
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Verb
=any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action
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Adverb
= any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, in some languages
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Significant
=important; of consequence.
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Allusion
=a passing or casual reference
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Flashback
=recurrent and abnormally vivid recollection of a traumatic experience, as a battle, sometimes accompanied by hallucinations
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Point of view
=a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint
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Imagery
=the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
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Repetition
=the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
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