Academic Vocab

Question 1

cite

Answer 1

to mention in support, proof, or confirmation

Question 2

context

Answer 2

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

Question 3

relevant

Answer 3

bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
a relevant remark.

Question 4

figurative language

Answer 4

language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.

Question 5

dialogue

Answer 5

the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.

Question 6

mood

Answer 6

a distinctive emotional quality or character

Question 7

paraphrase

Answer 7

the act or process of restating or rewording.

Question 8

elaborate

Answer 8

marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate.

Question 9

theme

Answer 9

a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.

Question 10

central idea

Answer 10

unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.

Question 11

judgement

Answer 11

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

Question 12

claim

Answer 12

to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.)

Question 13

thesis

Answer 13

a subject for a composition or essay.

Question 14

convey

Answer 14

to communicate; impart; make known:

Question 15

pronoun

Answer 15

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 16

connotation

Answer 16

something suggested or implied by a word or thing, rather than being explicitly named or described:

Question 17

immortal

Answer 17

remembered or celebrated through all time

Question 18

myth

Answer 18

stories or matter of this kind

Question 19

denotation

Answer 19

a word that names or signifies something specific

Question 20

desiny

Answer 20

the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events.

Question 21

prophet

Answer 21

a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration

Question 22

deity

Answer 22

divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being

Question 23

centaur

Answer 23

Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.

Question 24

demigod

Answer 24

a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human

Question 25

divine

Answer 25

of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being

Question 26

nymph

Answer 26

one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.

Question 27

gorgon

Answer 27

Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.

Question 28

mentor

Answer 28

a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

Question 29

nemesis

Answer 29

an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome

Question 30

revelation

Answer 30

something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized.

Question 31

precise

Answer 31

being exactly that and neither more nor less

Question 32

verb

Answer 32

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 33

adverb

Answer 33

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 34

significant

Answer 34

important; of consequence.

Question 35

repetiton

Answer 35

to say over and over

Question 36

imagery

Answer 36

to see

Question 37

flashback

Answer 37

to remember something.

Question 38

point of view

Answer 38

how there telling the story

Question 39

symbolism

Answer 39

a practice of using imagery

Question 40

allusion

Answer 40

a passing or casual reference

Question 41

ment

Answer 41

forming nouns expressing the means or result of an action.

Question 42

tive

Answer 42

pertaining to, tending to,” in some cases from Old French -if, but usually directly from Latin -ivus.

Question 43

itive

Answer 43

(forming adjectives) equivalent to -ative (as in genitive, positive ).

Question 44

ative

Answer 44

(forming adjectives) denoting a characteristic or propensity.

Question 45

ence

Answer 45

denoting a quality or an instance of it.