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English - Vocab Flashcards

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Adjective

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a word naming a attribute of a noun

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Adverb

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a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

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Alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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Allusion

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

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Analogy

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a comparison between one thing and another, for the purpose of explanation or clarification

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Anecdote

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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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Annotation

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

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Argument

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a reason or set of reasons given in support of a idea, action or theory

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Assonance

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resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words

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Bias

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inclination or prejudice for or against one entity, especially in a way considered to be unfair

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Comparative

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expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver)

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Connotation

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an idea or feeling created in addition to a word’s literal meaning

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13
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Context

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information that helps readers accurately interpret the meaning of a text

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Conventions

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a way in which something is usually done

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Declarative

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a simple statement that is used to provide information about something or state a fact

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Description

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

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Ethos

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a speaker or writer’s credibility

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Euphemism

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mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

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Exclamative

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a simple sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotions and feelings

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Fiction

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

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Foot

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a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit

22
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Free verse

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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm

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Imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

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Inference

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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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Interrogative

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having the force of a question

26
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Literacy

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the ability to read and write

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Logos

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a speaker or writer’s appeal to logical or fact-based content

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Nonfiction

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prose writing that is informative or factual rather than fictional

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Noun

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

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Scanning

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

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Pathos

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a speaker or writer’s appeal to emotional content

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Persuasion

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the action of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something

33
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Personification

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the attribution of human characteristics to something non-human

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Pronoun

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a word that can function as a noun phrase

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Purpose

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the reason for which something is done or created

36
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Quatrain

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a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

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Rhetoric

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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

38
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Rhythm

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the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose

39
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Rhyme

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correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words

40
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Scanning

A

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

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Sibilance

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sound created from the repetition of the letter “s”

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Skimming

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the action of reading something quickly to get the important points

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Simile

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the comparison of one thing with another using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Stressed

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pronounced with stress

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Subject

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a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause

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Superlative

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expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest)

47
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Syllable

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a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound

48
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Symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

49
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Syntax

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

50
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Verb

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

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