41 terms

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Acronym	ac·ro·nym /ˈækrənɪm/ [ak-ruh-nim] -noun 1. a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words. Use in a sentence- Acronyms help people remember phrases.
Addresses	ad·dress /n. əˈdrɛs, ˈædrɛs; v. əˈdrɛs/ [n. uh-dres, ad-res; v. uh-dres] noun, verb, -dressed or -drest, -dress·ing. -noun 1. a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the President's address on the state of the economy.
Adverb	ad·verb /ˈædvɜrb/ [ad-vurb] -noun Grammar. any member of a class of words that in many languages are distinguished in form, as partly in English by the ending -ly, or by functioning as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, also as modifiers of adjectives or other adverbs or adverbial phrases, as very, well, quickly. Adverbs typically express some relation of place, time, manner, attendant circumstance, degree, cause, inference, result, condition, exception, concession, purpose, or means.
Analogies	a·nal·o·gy /əˈnælədʒi/ [uh-nal-uh-jee] -noun, plural -gies. 1. a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.
Antecedent	an·te·ced·ent /ˌæntəˈsidnt/ [an-tuh-seed-nt] -adjective 1. preceding; prior: an antecedent event.
Article	ar·ti·cle /ˈɑrtɪkəl/ [ahr-ti-kuhl] noun, verb, -cled, -cling. -noun 1. a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine. I wrote an article about child abuse in the newspaper.
Commas	com·ma /ˈkɒmə/ [kom-uh] -noun 1. the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, esp. when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
Consonant	con·so·nant /ˈkɒnsənənt/ [kon-suh-nuhnt] -noun 1. Phonetics. a. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). b. (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def. 1b). c. (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
appositive	ap·pos·i·tive /əˈpɒzɪtɪv/ [uh-poz-i-tiv] Grammar -noun 1. a word or phrase in apposition.
Draft	draft /dræft, drɑft/ [draft, drahft] -noun a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. I wrote more than one rough draft before i finished my paper.
clause	clause /klɔz/ [klawz] -noun 1. Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence. The dependent clause was not a complete sentence.
Essay	es·say /n. ˈɛseɪ for 1, 2; ˈɛseɪ, ɛˈseɪ for 3-5; v. ɛˈseɪ/ [n. es-ey for 1, 2; es-ey, e-sey for 3-5; v. e-sey] -noun 1. a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative. I finished my essay on time.
illustration	il·lus·tra·tion /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ [il-uh-strey-shuhn] -noun 1. something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine. The illustration help me understand the text i just read.
Fragment	frag·ment /n. ˈfrægmənt; v. ˈfrægmənt, -mɛnt, frægˈmɛnt/ [n. frag-muhnt; v. frag-muhnt, -ment, frag-ment] -noun 6. to divide into fragments; disunify. The sentence was divided into fragments.
Gerund	ger·und /ˈdʒɛrənd/ [jer-uhnd] -noun Grammar. 1. (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., "saying."
Label	la·bel /ˈleɪbəl/ [ley-buhl] noun, verb, -beled, -bel·ing or (especially British) -belled, -bel·ling. -noun 1. a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc. I labeled the box so i knew what was inside without opening it.
List	list1 /lɪst/ [list] -noun 1. a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record: a list of members.
Image	im·age /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ [im-ij] noun, verb, -aged, -ag·ing. -noun 1. a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible. The camera took a image of the lion.
vague	vague /veɪg/ [veyg] , -adjective, va·guer, va·guest. 1. not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises. The picture was very vague.
Index	in·dex /ˈɪndɛks/ [in-deks] noun, plural -dex·es, -di·ces /-dəˌsiz/ [-duh-seez] , verb -noun 1. (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter. I had to look in the index to find the answer.
Metaphor	met·a·phor /ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fər/ [met-uh-fawr, -fer] -noun 1. a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in "A mighty fortress is our God." Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def. 1). Grabbing the bull by the horns is a metaphor.
Letter	let·ter1 /ˈlɛtər/ [let-er] -noun 1. a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail. I wrote a letter to my mom and sent it in the mail.
Language	an·guage /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ [lang-gwij] -noun 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
Mnemonic	mne·mon·ic /nɪˈmɒnɪk/ [ni-mon-ik] -adjective 1. assisting or intended to assist the memory. I used mnemonics to help me memorize text for my class
climatic	cli·mat·ic /klaɪˈmætɪk/ [klahy-mat-ik] -adjective 1. of or pertaining to climate. 2. (of ecological phenomena) due to climate rather than to soil or topography. Also, cli·mat·i·cal, cli·mat·al /ˈklaɪmɪtl/ [klahy-mi-tl] . [Origin: 1820-30; climate + -ic]
Period	pe·ri·od /ˈpɪəriəd/ [peer-ee-uhd] -noun 10. the point or character (.) used to mark the end of a declarative sentence, indicate an abbreviation, etc.; full stop. The period is the punctuation you use to end a sentence
persuasive	per·sua·sive /pərˈsweɪsɪv, -zɪv/ [per-swey-siv, -ziv] -adjective 1. able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument. The article changed my mind because it was very persuasive.
outline	out·line /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/ [out-lahyn] noun, verb, -lined, -lin·ing. -noun 1. the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour. Outlining can make more emphasis to an object.
revise	re·vise /rɪˈvaɪz/ [ri-vahyz] verb, -vised, -vis·ing, noun -verb (used with object) 1. to amend or alter: to revise one's opinion. 2. to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update: to revise a manuscript. 3. British. to review (previously studied materials) in preparation for an examination. I revised my essay many times before it was finished.
Quotation	quo·ta·tion /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ [kwoh-tey-shuhn] -noun 1. something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
intensive	in·ten·sive /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/ [in-ten-siv] -adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning. The football practice was very intensive.
Purpose	pur·pose /ˈpɜrpəs/ [pur-puhs] noun, verb, -posed, -pos·ing. -noun 1. the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. I had a good purpose to do what I did.
Tone	tone /toʊn/ [tohn] , noun, verb, toned, ton·ing. -noun 1. 15. a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood: the macabre tone of Poe's stories.
example	ex·am·ple /ɪgˈzæmpəl, -ˈzɑm-/ [ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-] noun, verb, -pled, -pling. -noun 1. one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole: This painting is an example of his early work.
description	de·scrip·tion /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ [di-skrip-shuhn] -noun 1. a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation. The description help clearify my question.
narration	nar·ra·tion /næˈreɪʃən/ [na-rey-shuhn] -noun 1. something narrated; an account, story, or narrative. The play had good narration.
Transition	tran·si·tion /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/ [tran-zish-uhn, -sish-] -noun 1. movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The transition was very noticeable.
Subordination	sub·or·di·nate /adj., n. səˈbɔrdnɪt; v. səˈbɔrdnˌeɪt/ [adj., n. suh-bawr-dn-it; v. suh-bawr-dn-eyt] adjective, noun, verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing. Grammar. a. acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished. b. noting or pertaining to a subordinating conjunction.
irregular	ir·reg·u·lar /ɪˈrɛgyələr/ [i-reg-yuh-ler] -adjective 1. without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern. The suspicious situation was irregular.
Subject	sub·ject /n., adj. ˈsʌbdʒɪkt; v. səbˈdʒɛkt/ [n., adj. suhb-jikt; v. suhb-jekt] -noun a branch of knowledge as a course of study: He studied four subjects in his first year at college. Astronomy was a subject I studied.
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