academic vocab Flashcards
cite
to mention in support, proof, or confirmation
relevent
connect to sudgect
figurative language
language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.
dialouge
is a conversation with a center, not sides
mood
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
What’s the boss’ mood today?
elaborate
worked out with great care and nicety of detail
theme
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition
claim
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
thesis
a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
convey
to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
pronoun
a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this ).
cannotation
the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes
denotation
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
central idea
the dominant impression or the universal, generic truth found in the story.
judgement
the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions
context
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
paraphrase
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
precise
marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.
noun
Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier
verb
Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier
adjective
any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying.
adverb
an adverb descrides a verb
significant
sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.
repoition
the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.
imagery
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
flashback
a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
point of view
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint
symbolism
the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
allusion
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
