Academic Vocab Flashcards
Cite
to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
Dialogue
conversation between 2 or more people
theme
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic
pronoun
any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.
denotation
a word that names or signifies something specific:
tone
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.
mood
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time
central idea
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connotation
associated in birth or origan
relevant
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
paraphrase
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
judgment
an act or instant of judging
context
the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect:
figurative language
language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.
elaborate
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness:
