Acadiemic 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; pertinent

Question 4

figurative language

Answer 4

figures of speech

Question 5

dialogue

Answer 5

the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.

Question 6

mood

Answer 6

a distinctive emotional quality or character:

Question 7

paraphrase

Answer 7

the act or process of restating or rewording

Question 8

elaborate

Answer 8

marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate

Question 9

theme

Answer 9

a short, informal essay, especially a school composition

Question 10

central idea

Answer 10

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

Question 11

judgement

Answer 11

an act or instance of judging

Question 12

claim

Answer 12

to assert and demand the recognition

Question 13

thesis

Answer 13

a subject for a composition or essay.

Question 14

convey

Answer 14

to communicate; impart; make known:

Question 15

prounoun

Answer 15

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

Question 16

connotation

Answer 16

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

Question 17

denotation

Answer 17

a word that names or signifies something specific:

Question 18

precise

Answer 18

being exactly that and neither more nor less

Question 19

verb

Answer 19

any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.

Question 20

adverb

Answer 20

any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, as modifiers of adjectives, other adverbs

Question 21

signicant

Answer 21

having or expressing a meaning