English - Vocab

Question 1

Adjective

Answer 1

a word naming a attribute of a noun

Question 2

Adverb

Answer 2

a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

Question 3

Alliteration

Answer 3

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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Allusion

Answer 4

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

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Analogy

Answer 5

a comparison between one thing and another, for the purpose of explanation or clarification

Question 6

Anecdote

Answer 6

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Question 7

Annotation

Answer 7

a note by way of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram

Question 8

Argument

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a reason or set of reasons given in support of a idea, action or theory

Question 9

Assonance

Answer 9

resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words

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Bias

Answer 10

inclination or prejudice for or against one entity, especially in a way considered to be unfair

Question 11

Comparative

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expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver)

Question 12

Connotation

Answer 12

an idea or feeling created in addition to a word’s literal meaning

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Context

Answer 13

information that helps readers accurately interpret the meaning of a text

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Conventions

Answer 14

a way in which something is usually done

Question 15

Declarative

Answer 15

a simple statement that is used to provide information about something or state a fact

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Description

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a spoken or written account of a person, object, or event

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Ethos

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a speaker or writer’s credibility

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Euphemism

Answer 18

mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

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Exclamative

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a simple sentence that expresses sudden or strong emotions and feelings

Question 20

Fiction

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literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people

Question 21

Foot

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a group of syllables constituting a metrical unit

Question 22

Free verse

Answer 22

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm

Question 23

Imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

Question 24

Inference

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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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Interrogative

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having the force of a question

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Literacy

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the ability to read and write

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Logos

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a speaker or writer’s appeal to logical or fact-based content

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Nonfiction

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prose writing that is informative or factual rather than fictional

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Noun

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a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

Question 30

Scanning

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look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text) in order to identify relevant information

Question 31

Pathos

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a speaker or writer’s appeal to emotional content

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Persuasion

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the action of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something

Question 33

Personification

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the attribution of human characteristics to something non-human

Question 34

Pronoun

Answer 34

a word that can function as a noun phrase

Question 35

Purpose

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the reason for which something is done or created

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Quatrain

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a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

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Rhetoric

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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

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Rhythm

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the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose

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Rhyme

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correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words

Question 40

Scanning

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look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text) in order to identify relevant information

Question 41

Sibilance

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sound created from the repetition of the letter "s"

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Skimming

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the action of reading something quickly to get the important points

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Simile

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the comparison of one thing with another using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 44

Stressed

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pronounced with stress

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Subject

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a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause

Question 46

Superlative

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expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest)

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Syllable

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a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound

Question 48

Symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Question 49

Syntax

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

Question 50

Verb

Answer 50

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence