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33 Cards in this Set
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Analogy
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a comparison of two words or phrases that suggests a similarity between them.
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Analogy
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Ex: Happy is to sad as serious is to comical.
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Figurative Language
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language that goes beyond the dictionary definitions of words.
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Figurative Language
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Ex: simile, metaphor, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, personification, etc.
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Denotation
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literal meaning; dictionary definition
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Connotation
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implied meanind based on emotions or feeling.
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Etymologies
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word origins (the history of the word, including its first known use and its evolution).
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Informal Language
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real-life language used between family and friend. (Ex: Slang)
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Formal Language
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Standard English often used in formal situations like job interviews, speeches, lectures, or papers written for school.
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Summary
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short restatement of the main points
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Paraphrase
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using your ownd words to restate what was read.
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Inference
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reasonable guess on the information that is available/provided
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Infer
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Making an educated guess based on incomplete information. (word with similar meaning-inference)
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Conclusion
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judgments that are made after adding up all the evidence.
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Facts
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information that can be proven tru through research or observation.
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Opinion
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ideas that cannot be proven or checked. one's own belief about something.
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Emphasize
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highlight, stress, accentuate
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Optimistic
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positive
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Pessimistic
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negative
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Accurate
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Precise, correct, exact
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Accuracy
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correctness
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Inaccuracy
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incorrectness
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Explication
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detailed explanation of
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Precis
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summary of a longer composition that reproduces the same tone, voice, and mood of the original work.
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Word Choice/Diction
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the use of words, especially with regard to effectiveness, clearness, or correctness.
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Appropriate
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right, correct, suitable
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Justify
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give reason for; give explanation for
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Evaluate
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assess
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Revise
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Change; rework
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Author's Purpose
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the author's reason for writing a selection. (Ex: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to describe, etc.)
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Analysis
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To breakdown
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Conflict
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problem
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Notion
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an idea, concept, belief
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