Academic vocab

Question 1

cite

Answer 1

to mention in support, proof, or confirmation

Question 2

context

Answer 2

2.

the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation

Question 3

relevent

Answer 3

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

Question 4

mood

Answer 4

a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:

Question 5

paraphrase

Answer 5

a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another

Question 6

theme

Answer 6

a short, informal essay, especially a school composition.

Question 7

central idea

Answer 7

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. The central idea can be best described as the dominant impression or the universal, generic truth found in the story.

Question 8

judgement

Answer 8

a misfortune regarded as inflicted by divine sentence, as for sin.

Question 9

thesis

Answer 9

a subject for a composition or essay.

Question 10

Denotation

Answer 10

a word that names or signifies something specific:

Question 11

Precise

Answer 11

definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:

Question 12

significant

Answer 12

important; of consequence.