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Discipline knowledge |
Understanding of a certain field of knowledge, such as physics |
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Explicit meaning |
The clearly defined meaning, not what is suggested |
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Figurative language |
Language that is not strictly or literally true and that often includes metaphors or similes |
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Focus |
What the author concentrates on. The focus of a persuasive essay, is the author trying to convince the readers to accept or agree to. |
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Idiom |
An expression with the meaning that is different than what the words it contains expresses literally. The idiom "hold your horses" means to wait, but not necessarily mean to hold back horses |
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Implicit meaning |
The meaning that is implied but not clearly or directly expressed. It is different from explicit meaning |
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Infer/inference |
To infer or to make an inference is to conclude something based on your the evidence you are given |
