Academy Vocab

Question 1

cite

Answer 1

to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example:

Question 2

context

Answer 2

he parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect:

Question 3

ventifact

Answer 3

a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.

Question 4

figurtaive language

Answer 4

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

Question 5

dialouge

Answer 5

an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue, especially a political or religious issue, with a view to reaching an amicable agreement or settlement.

Question 6

mood

Answer 6

a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude

Question 7

paraphrase

Answer 7

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

Question 8

theme

Answer 8

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

Question 9

central idea

Answer 9

The central idea is the central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story

Question 10

judgement

Answer 10

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

Question 11

claim

Answer 11

to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due

Question 12

thesis

Answer 12

a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections

Question 13

convey

Answer 13

to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.

Question 14

pronoun

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

conotation

Answer 15

the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.

Question 16

denotation

Answer 16

the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; the association or set of associations that a word usually elicits for most speakers of a language, as distinguished from those elicited for any individual speaker because of personal experience.

Question 17

precise

Answer 17

definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:

precise directions.

Question 18

verb

Answer 18

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

Question 19

abverb

Answer 19

to look at or examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed:

Question 20

significant

Answer 20

Statistics. of or relating to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause.

Question 21

Repetition

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Imagery

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Flashback

Answer 23

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 24

point of view

Answer 24

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

Question 25

symbolism

Answer 25

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