(4th Block-Spring) SGHS English III: All End of Course terms
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(4th Block-Spring) SGHS English III: All End of Course terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 analogy | finds relationship between two words and compares them to another pair of words |
| deductive | reasoning that goes from GENERAL to SPECIFIC |
| dramatic irony | when the audience/reader knows more than at least one character (type of irony) |
| first person | a story told through the "eyes" of the main character (point of view) |
| first person e | ex: I, us, we, me |
| foreshadowing | using hints to suggest what will happen in the future |
| fourth person | Which one of these points of view does not exist: first person, second person, third person, fourth person |
| hyperbole | exaggeration used for effect |
| hyperbole e | ex: "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." |
| inductive | reasoning that goes from SPECIFIC to GENERAL |
| inference | educated prediction/ reading between the lines |
| main idea | topic of the passage |
| metaphor | a comparison NOT using "like" or "as" |
| mood | the emotion felt when reading |
| omniscient | knowing several characters' thoughts |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words to imitate the sounds |
| onomatopoeia e | ex: crack, hiss, boom |
| primary e | ex: interviews, letters, diaries, autobiographies |
| second person e | ex: you or your (point of view) |
| secondary | sources that are removed from the actual event |
| secondary e | ex: textbooks, encyclopedias, biographies, etc |
| simile | a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| situational irony | expecting one thing, but having something else happen (type of irony) |
| theme | author's view on life, people, and society |
| thesis statement | single sentence that tells what the entire paper is about |
| third person | a story told from an OUTSIDE perspective (point of view) |
| third person e | ex: he, she, it, they |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the reader |
| topic sentence | main idea of a paragraph |
| verbal irony | saying something but meaning something else (type of irony) |
| appeals to fear | consists of suggesting if argument isn't true, bad things will happen |
| appeals to fear e | ex: "Buy PyroSafeguard smoke alarms, or your entire neighborhood could go up in flames." |
| bandwagon | urges others to go along with the majority |
| bandwagon e | ex: "Millions of Americans wear Nike shoes. You should too!" |
| false dilemma | presents two extreme outcomes |
| false dilemma e | ex: "School food- eat it or starve." |
| loaded words | an emotional appeal to inspire strong feelings |
| loaded words e | ex: "If you love this nation, you'll buy American Pride toilet paper." |
| misused statistics | skew stats to support an argument |
| misused statistics e | ex: "Rock stars die much earlier than other people. This proves that rock stars are punished for leading indulgent, selfish lives." |
| name calling | makes accusations about a person without addressing the person's actual argument |
| name calling e | ex: "Mayor McGhee is a crook!" |
| non sequitur | does not logically follow from the previous argument |
| personal attack | involves the credibility or character of opponent |
| personal attack e | ex: "Margie Buttersworth should not be elected to student council because she failed her driver's exam twice." |
| plain folks | associates with simple values and down-to-earth people |
| plain folks e | ex: "I live right here in this fair city with you great folks, and I'm telling you this toxic waste won't hurt anyone." |
| snobbery | convinces that people can be better than others by acting one way |
| snobbery e | ex: "In the great cities of the world, men and women of distinction prefer Levi jeans!" |
| stereotyping | uses commonly held images of a group to make a point about an individual |
| stereotyping e | ex: "My opponent is a man, and we all know men can't cook... So my opponent cannot cook!" |
| verbatim | exactly the same words previously used |
| tabula rasa | absence of preconceived ideas/clean slate |
| tempus fugit | time flies |
| terra firma | dry land/solid ground |
| alma mater | school one attended |
| alpha and omega | beginning and end |
| bon voyage | pleasant journey |
| prima donna | a moody person that thinks highly of him/herself OR a main singer in an opera |
| avant-garde | new and innovative |
| cum laude | with honors/with praise |
| id est | that is |
| haute couture | trend-setting fashion |
| femme fatale | deadly woman |
| RSVP | please reply |
| modus operandi | a particular way of doing something |
| du jour | fashionable or hip for the day "of the moment" |
| e pluribus unum | one from many |
| esprit de corps | unity among members of a group "high morale" |
| joie de vivre | joy of life/living |
| cause celebre | widely known because of controversy |
| cest la vie | It is what it is; that is life |
| magnum opus | most important achievement of an artist |
| deja vu | having seen or experienced something before |
| ad hoc | devised for the purpose at hand, impromptu |
| status quo | keeping things the way they are |
| accept | to receive, admit, or take on responsibility (homophone) |
| adapt | to modify or adjust (adapt or adopt) |
| adopt | to take up/start to use/follow (adapt or adopt) |
| advice | recommendation about action (a noun) |
| advise | to offer a personal opinion to somebody (a verb) |
| affect | a verb meaning to have an influence on (homophone) |
| allude | to make an indirect reference (allude or elude) |
| allusion | a reference by one text to another text |
| allusion | an indirect reference to something (allusion or illusion) |
| allusion e | ex: "She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa." |
| among | used when referring to three or more (among or between) |
| assure | to make a person confident of something (assure, ensure, insure) |
| between | used when referring to only two (among or between) |
| capital | city seat of government; wealth/property (homophone) |
| capitol | a building that houses state legislature (homophone) |
| censor | to forbid public distribution of something (censor/censure/sensor) |
| censure | Express severe disapproval of (censor/censure/sensor) |
| cite | recognizes a source of information (homophone) |
| coarse | crude, rough, rude (homophone) |
| complement | something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection (homophone) |
| compliment | an expression of praise, admiration, or congratulations (homophone) |
| conscience | the sense of what is right and wrong (conscience/conscious) |
| conscious | being aware or "deliberate." (conscience/conscious) |
| council | a committee that leads, governs, or gives advice (homophone) |
| counsel | give advice to (homophone) |
| course | path; part of a meal (homophone) |
| discreet | judicious, prudent, showing discernment (discreet or discrete) |
| discrete | detached,separate (discreet or discrete) |
| effect | means result |
| elicit | to obtain or draw out (elicit or illicit) |
| elude | to evade or to escape (allude or elude) |
| eminent | distinguised/outstanding/notable (eminent or imminent) |
| ensure | to make certain something happens (assure, ensure, insure) |
| except | a preposition meaning other than (homophone) |
| farther | indicates physical advancement in distance |
| farther e | How much _____ do we have to drive? (farther or further) |
| fewer | used with COUNT nounds (nouns you can count) (Fewer or Less) |
| further | indicates advancement to a greater degree, as in time |
| further e | Dad hopes I go _____ in education than he did. (farther or further) |
| illicit | unlawful, forbidden, illegal (elicit or illicit) |
| illusion | something with a deceptive appearance (allusion or illusion) |
| imminent | about to happen (eminent or imminent) |
| insure | to issue an insurance policy (assure, ensure, insure) |
| its | the possessive form of it (its or it's) |
| it's | contraction of it is or it has (its or it's) |
| less | used with MASS nouns (nouns you can't count individually) (Fewer or Less) |
| loose | not fixed in place; detached (lose or loose) |
| lose | to fail to gain or retain (lose or loose) |
| precede | to come before (precede or proceed) |
| principal | means important or having to do with money (homophone) |
| principle | basic truths/policies/morals (homophone) |
| proceed | to go/move forward (precede or proceed) |
| sensor | A device that detects or measures (censor/censure/sensor) |
| sight | ability to see (homophone) |
| site | the area on which anything is located (homophone) |
| stationary | not moving (homophone) |
| stationery | writing paper and envelopes (homophone) |
| that tww | tww: normally refers to things, but may refer to a class or type of person (that/which/who) |
| their | belonging to others (their, there, they're) |
| there | referring to place or position (their, there, they're) |
| they're | contraction for they are (their, there, they're) |
| to | expressing direction (to, too, two) |
| too | a higher degree than is desirable; very (to, too, two) |
| two | one less than three (to, too, two) |
| which tww | tww: refers only to things (that/which/who) |
| who | functions as the subject of a verb; "____ sent you that letter?" (who or whom) |
| who tww | tww: refers only to people (that/which/who) |
| whom | never functions as the subject of the verb "To ____ was that letter sent?" (who or whom) |
| who's | contraction of who is or who has (who's or whose) |
| whose | indicates possession (who's or whose) |
| your | indicates posession (you're or your) |
| you're | contraction of you are (you're or your) |
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