Apec Vocabulary Guide 4

Front 1

consonance

Back 1

agreement (harmony, accord)

Front 2

ambiguity

Back 2

1. lack of clarity, unclear (having vagueness, indistinctness, haziness)
2. uncertainty

Front 3

antecedent

Back 3

1. preceding [adjective]
2. precursor event, object, style (predecessor, forerunner) [noun]
3. in grammar, a word, phrase, or clause that is replaced later by a pronoun

Front 4

main idea

Back 4

the key point or idea of a passage

Front 5

closure

Back 5

1. the end
2. finality

Front 6

juxtaposition

Back 6

1. close together or side to side, for comparison.
2. union, on top of or overlapping

Front 7

amenable

Back 7

agreeable (willing and open)

Front 8

polysyndeton or syndesis

Back 8

placing a number of conjunctions in a row, for rhetorical effect

Front 9

paragraph form

Back 9

a format that places content in paragraphs, not bullet points, short lists, phrases, or other content placement

Front 10

evocative

Back 10

tending to evoke (suggestive, reminiscent)

Front 11

topic sentence

Back 11

a single sentence found within a paragraph that gives the overarching, main idea of the entire paragraph.

Front 12

tail to head construction

Back 12

the use of same words or phrases at teh end of one sentence and beginning of the next sentence, to create unity and effective transitioning between sentences

Front 13

wrap-around sentence

Back 13

another name for the last sentence in a paragraph that summarizes or "wraps the ideas around" into a concluding thought for the reader

Front 14

clincher

Back 14

1. something to clinch, or hold together, more than one part that confirms (seals, wraps up, secures, ties up)
2. a conclusive statement that is decisive and important, often used in an argument or statement of facts

Front 15

summary

Back 15

1. synopsis
2. a concise and complete statement, or statements, of review

Front 16

send-off sentence

Back 16

the last sentence in a paragraph that leads the reader to expect a next-step thought or topic, in the upcoming paragraph

Front 17

linear writing

Back 17

the act of writing in a way that leads the reader from one thought to another, with nothing missing, in stepwise progression

Front 18

"PEAs"

Back 18

an acronym that stands for "Point, Evidence, Analysis"-- a typical outlining device of the three parts of a paragraph: beginning, middle, and end.

Front 19

acronym

Back 19

a word that is representative of the short form of two or more words, using the first letters to produce the word.

Front 20

transition

Back 20

1. a change from one state to another
2. a physical movement from one place or position to another
3. in music, a modulation
4. in theater or movies, the passage from one scene to another with music or sound effects

Front 21

promote

Back 21

1. endorse, sponsor
2. help, encourage, uphold
3. advance