List 1: Writing for a Purpose and Audience Flashcards
1
Q
people watching, listening, or reading what you have to say
A
audience
2
Q
reason for
A
purpose
3
Q
taken for granted without proof
A
assumption
4
Q
educational, instructive teaching
A
didactic
5
Q
text or speech other than poetry
A
prose
6
Q
relaxed and casual
A
informal
7
Q
according to the rules
A
formal
8
Q
conventional; appropriate in everyday spoken language
A
colloquial/colloquialism
9
Q
special words and phrases particular to a group
A
jargon
10
Q
already possessed
A
prior knowledge
11
Q
attentive, weighty, judicious thinking
A
reflective
12
Q
to formally explain with details
A
explication
13
Q
a written, point-by-point explanation
A
exposition
14
Q
a short written work that deals with a specific topic
A
essay
15
Q
a word book: dictionary, glossary, thesaurus, ect
A
lexicon
