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; pertinet

Question 4

figurative language

Answer 4

language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

Question 5

dialogue

Answer 5

conversations between two or more people

Question 6

tone

Answer 6

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

Question 7

mood

Answer 7

a distinctive emotional quality or character

Question 8

paraphrase

Answer 8

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

Question 9

elaborate

Answer 9

to add details in writing, speaking, etc.; give additional or fuller treatment

Question 10

theme

Answer 10

a unifying or dominant idea

Question 11

central idea

Answer 11

the central, unifying element of the story

Question 12

judgement

Answer 12

an act or instance of judging

Question 13

claim

Answer 13

to assert or maintain as a fact

Question 14

thesis

Answer 14

a subject for a composition or essay

Question 15

convey

Answer 15

to communicate; impart; make known

Question 16

pronoun

Answer 16

a small word used to replace a person’s name or groups of people

Question 17

connotation

Answer 17

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

Question 18

denotation

Answer 18

a word that names or signifies something specific

Question 19

precise

Answer 19

definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed; exact

Question 20

verb

Answer 20

a verb shows action [run, jump, walk, sleep]

Question 21

adverb

Answer 21

a word to describe a verb

Question 22

significant

Answer 22

important; of consequence

Question 23

protagonist

Answer 23

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

Question 24

antagonist

Answer 24

a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.

Question 25

allusion

Answer 25

a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication

Question 26

flashback

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

point of view

Answer 27

a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint:

Question 28

imagery

Answer 28

the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively:

Question 29

repetition

Answer 29

the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation

Question 30

symbolism

Answer 30

the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.