Academic Vocab

Question 1

cite

Answer 1

to mention in support, proof, or confirmation;

Question 2

context

Answer 2

the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect:

Question 3

relevant

Answer 3

bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:

Question 4

figurative language

Answer 4

metaphors.lots of metaphors

Question 5

dialouge

Answer 5

conversation between two or more persons.

Question 6

mood

Answer 6

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a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:

Question 7

paraprhase

Answer 7

a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.

Question 8

theme

Answer 8

subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition

Question 9

central idea

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

judgement

Answer 10

the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion:

Question 11

claim

Answer 11

to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due:

Question 12

convey

Answer 12

to transport

Question 13

pronoun

Answer 13

any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases,

Question 14

connotation

Answer 14

the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”.

Question 15

dict

Answer 15

the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; the association or set of associations that a word usually elicits for most speakers of a language, as distinguished from those elicited for any individual speaker because of personal experience.

Question 16

precise

Answer 16

definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:

Question 17

verb

Answer 17

any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.

Question 18

adverb

Answer 18

any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, as modifiers of adjectives, other adverbs, or adverbial phrases, as very in very nice, much in much more impressive, and tomorrow in She'll write to you tomorrow. They relate to what they modify by indicating place (I promise to be there), time (Do your homework now!), manner (She sings beautifully), circumstance (He accidentally dropped the glass when the bell rang), degree (I'm very happy to see you), or cause (I draw, although badly).
See also sentence adverb.

Question 19

significant

Answer 19

important; of consequence