summer vocab

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alliteration

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(noun) the use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word

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allusion

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(noun) passing reference or indirect mention

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analogy

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(noun) drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity

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anaphora

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(noun) repetition of a word or phrase to begin successive clauses

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anecdote

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(noun) short account of an incident

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annotation

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(noun) the act of adding notes

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antecedent

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(noun) a preceding occurrence or cause or event

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antithesis

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(noun) exact opposite

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aphorism

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(noun) a short pithy instructive saying

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appositive

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(adj) relating to or being in apposition

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archaic

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(adj) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier time period

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argument

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(noun) a methodical process of logical reasoning

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assertion

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(noun) the act of affirming or stating something

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assumption

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(noun) the act of taking something for granted

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asyndeton

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(noun) omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used

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attitude

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(noun) a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings

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audience

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(noun) a part of the general public interested in something

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authority

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(noun) an expert who’s views are taken as definite

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bias

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(noun) a partially preventing objective consideration of an issue

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cite

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(verb) make reference to

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claim

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(noun) an assertion that something is true or factual

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colloquialism

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(noun) an expression that seems to imitate informal speech

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common ground

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(noun) a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding

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complex sentence

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(noun) a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause

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concession

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(noun) the act of yielding

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connotation

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(noun) an idea that is implied or suggested

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context

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(noun) the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation

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coordination

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(noun) relations of two constituents with the same grammatical forms

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counterargument

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(noun) an opinion offered in opposition to another position

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credible

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(adj) capable of being believed