LANGUAGE OF THE TEST 150 - SHORT EXPLANATION Flashcards
(150 cards)
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Context
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discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
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Argument
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an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
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Claim
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an assertion that something is true or factual
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Counterargument
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an opinion offered in opposition to another position
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Evidence
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means by which an alleged matter is established or disproved
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Rhetorical
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relating to using language effectively
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Appeal
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earnest or urgent request
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Data
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a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
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Graph
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a visual representation of the relations between quantities
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Table
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a set of data arranged in rows and columns
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Author
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a person who writes professionally
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Narrator
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someone who tells a story
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Perspective
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a way of regarding situations or topics
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Explicit
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precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
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Implicit
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suggested though not directly expressed
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Allude
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make an indirect reference to
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Imply
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express or state indirectly
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Infer
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conclude by reasoning
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Foreshadow
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indicate by signs
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Hypothesis
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a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
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Capture
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succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
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Charaterize
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describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of
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Item
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a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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Summarize
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present the main points in a concise form
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Analyze
break down into components or essential features
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Purpose
an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
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Focus
special emphasis attached to something
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Central
serving as an essential component
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Point of view
a mental position from which things are perceived
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Emphasize
stress or single out as important
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Highlight
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
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Underscore
give extra weight to
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Adapt
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
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Validate
give evidence for
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Address
direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
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Refer
make a remark that calls attention to
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Cite
refer to for illustration or proof
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Tone
a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
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Character
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
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Suggest
imply as a possibility
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Suggestion
an idea that is proposed
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Reinforce
make stronger
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Restate
to say or perform again
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Develop
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
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Convey
serve as a means for expressing something
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Advance
cause to move forward
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Elaborate
add details, as to an account or idea
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Comparison
the act of examining resemblances
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Contrast
put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
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Character
attributes that determine one's moral and ethical actions
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Passage
a section of text, particularly a section of medium length
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Shift
change in quality
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Primarily
for the most part
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Primary
most important
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Argue
present reasons to support one's views
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Controversy
a dispute where there is strong disagreement
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Support
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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Analysis
an investigation of the component parts of a whole
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Contradict
be in opposition to
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Refute
overthrow by arguments, evidence, or proof
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Consistent
in agreement or reliable
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Reflect
manifest or indicate
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Reflection
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
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Criticize
point out real or perceived flaws
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Critique
appraise or judge in an analytical way
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Demonstrate
show the validity of something, as by example or explanation
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Illustrate
clarify by giving an example of
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Confirm
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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Motivation
the condition of being given incentive for action
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Motive
the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
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Percent
a proportion in relation to a whole
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Percetage
a proportion in relation to a whole
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Dictate
determine, order, or control how something is done
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Clarify
make clear and comprehensible
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Conclusion
a position or opinion reached after consideration
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Disagree
be of different opinions
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Introduce
bring before the public for the first time
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Explain
make plain and comprehensible
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Explaination
making something plain or intelligible
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Information
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
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Fact
a piece of information about events that have occurred
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Factor
anything that contributes causally to a result
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Define
explain the meaning of a word
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Predict
tell in advance
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Challenge
take exception to
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Compare
examine and note the similarities or differences of
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Likely
having a good chance of being the case or of coming about
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Paragraph
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
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Include
have as a part; be made up out of
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Example
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
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Emotion
any strong feeling
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Experiment
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
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Identify
recognize as being
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Relationship
a state involving dealings between people, parties, or ideas
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Yeild
give or supply
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Phrase
an expression consisting of one or more words
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Value
the quality that renders something desirable
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Describe
give a statement representing something
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Desciption
a statement that represents something in words
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Difference
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
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Similar
having the same or nearly the same characteristics
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Option
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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Reveal
make known to the public information previously kept secret
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Examine
consider in detail in order to discover essential features
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Counter
speak in response
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Propose
present for consideration, examination, or criticism
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Narrative
an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
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Graphic
a visual image
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Expose
show; make visible or apparent
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Contend
maintain or assert
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Provide
give something useful or necessary to
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Tend
have a disposition to do or be something; be inclined
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Evaluate
estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
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Concept
an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
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Dispute
take exception to
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Determine
find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
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Intention
an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
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Indicate
give evidence of
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Discuss
to consider or examine in speech or writing
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Discussion
an extended communication dealing with a particular topic
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Abstract
not representing or imitating external reality
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Previous
just preceding something else in time or order
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Identify
just preceding something else in time or order
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Vary
be subject to change
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Assumption
a statement that is held to be true
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Mimic
imitate, especially for satirical effect
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Disctinct
not alike; different in nature or quality
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Interpret
make sense of; assign a meaning to
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Establish
set up or lay the groundwork for
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Trait
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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Theory
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world
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Development
a process in which something passes to a different stage
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Favor
promote or prefer over another
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Influence
have and exert an effect
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Accompanying
occurring at the same time, along with, or as a consequence
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Function
what something is used for
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Significant
important in effect or meaning
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Hypothetical
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
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Principle
a basic generalization that is accepted as true
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Stance
a rationalized mental attitude
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Mention
make reference to
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Evoke
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
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Pattern
a perceptual structure
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Supplementary
functioning in a supporting capacity
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Portray
depict in words
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Possess
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
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Empirical
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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Symbolic
serving as a visible sign for something abstract
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Substantiate
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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Figuratuve
not literal
