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academic vocabulary ~ english final
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analyze
to study (something) closely and carefully; to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of something by examination
audience
the people who watch, read or listen to something
cite
to mention (something) especially as an example or to support an idea or opinion; to give credit to a source
coherent
logical and well organized: easy to understand
connotative
to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning
denotative
explicit, literal meaning; dictionary definition
figurative
nonliteral language that expresses ideas in interesting ways
formal tone
establish the writer's respect for the audience and suggest that the writer is serious about his or her topic
genre
a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
informal tone
a casual tone of writing, such as use of slang, figures of speech, broken syntax, etc.
summary
a brief statement or account of the main points of something
purpose
the reason why something is done or used: the aim or intention of something
textual evidence
evidence used to support an argument/position, and is derived from a text
clarify
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible
cohesion
a characteristic of writing that creates clear and logical relationships among ideas in a text created through a text's organization, use of repetitive structures and transitional words and expressions
context
the parts of a sentence immediately next to or surrounding a specified word or passage and determining its exact meaning
evaluate
to think carefully about something before making a judgement about its value, importance or quality
evidence
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
inquiry
the act asking questions in order to gather or collect information
plagiarism
an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work, by not crediting the original author
paraphrase
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity
sufficient
enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end
transition
words or phrases that contribute to the overall cohesion of a text that show how ideas within a paragraph relate to one another
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