Academy Vocab Flashcards
cite
to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; refer to as an example:
context
he parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect:
ventifact
a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
figurtaive language
language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.
dialouge
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.
mood
a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude
paraphrase
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
theme
a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.
central idea
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
judgement
the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense
claim
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due
thesis
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections
convey
to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
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.
conotation
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.
denotation
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.
precise
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
precise directions.
verb
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates
abverb
to look at or examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed:
significant
Statistics. of or relating to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause.
Repetition
the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.
Imagery
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
Flashback
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.
point of view
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint:
symbolism
the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
