academic vocab Flashcards

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cite

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to metion in support proof or confermanaition

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2
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context

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the part of written spoken statement that proceed or follow of a specific word or passege usually influencing its meaning and effect

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3
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figurative languange

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language that contians or uses figures of speech especially metaphors

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4
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tone

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a mood

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5
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mood

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a prevailing emotional tone or general attitood

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6
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paraphrase

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the act or process of restating or rewording

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7
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elaborate

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adding detial

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theme

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a subject of discourse discusion meditation or cometiton topic

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central idea

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in a piece of writting is that the point that the author wants you to remember the most

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10
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claim

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to demand by or as by vitrue as a right

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thesis

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the propasition stated or put forward for consideration

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convey

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to transport

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13
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pronoun

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any member of a small class words found in many launguages that are used as replacements or subsatute for nouns and noun phrases.

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14
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connotation

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something sugested or implied by a word or thing rather being exspicity named or described

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15
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denotation

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something that donates ;mark; symbol

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16
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precise

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definitely or strictly stated defined or fixed

17
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adverb

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any member of a class of words that functions as modifiers of verbs or clauses

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verb

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any member of a class of words that functions as the main elements of predicates

19
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significant

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important