Comp I Vocabulary: Quarter 1
1 .Antonym
2. Synonym
3. Thesaurus
4. Comma (6 rules)
5. Appositive
6. Elaborate
7. Summary
8. Paraphrase
9. APA
10. Page format
11. Report—a detailed account
12. Autobiographical narrative—a story of someone’s life written by that person
13. Biographical narrative—a story of someone’s life not written by that person
14. Reference-- something that refers the reader to another source of information
15. Periodical—a work published at fixed intervals
16. Edit--to prepare (as literary material) for publication or public presentation
17. Proofread—to read and mark corrections in
18. double negative—incorrectly using two negative words in one sentence
19. skim--to read, or examine; to glance through
20. scan—to glance through in search of a particular item
21. cogent-(adj) convincing, pertinent, relevant
22. poignant (adj)-deeply affecting; touching
23. annotate (v) to make critical or explanatory notes or comment
24. critique (n) an act of criticizing; a critical discussion
25. irenic (adj)—favoring or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation
Comp I
Vocabulary: Quarter 2
1. parallel structure—grammatically equal sentence parts (words, phrase, clauses)
2. Semicolon plus 4
http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisesemicolon.htm
3. Plausible—adj-having appearance of true belief
4. Invariably—adv-appearing on every occasion; always
5. Rhetoric—noun—the art of speaking or writing effectively
6. Dash-punctuation that emphasizes parenthetical material
7. Bandwagon—noun- a popular trend, faction, or cause that attracts growing
support
8. Derive—(v) to infer, deduce
9. Rhetorical Question: A question to which no answer is expected, often used for
rhetorical effect
10. Preclude -verb-- to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
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11. Bias- noun- a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment
12. Depict-v13. Abstemious-adj- marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food
or alcohol
14. Facetious-adj- joking or jesting often inappropriately
15. Adamant-adj- unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or
opinion
16. Acumen
17. Euro
18. Hubris
Depict
Differentiate
Documentary
Extraneous information
Figure of speech
Multimedia presentation
Belief system
Document
Citation
Credit
Copyright
Plagiarism
First person
Third person
Point of view
Thesis statement
Universal theme
Theme
Supporting detail
Argumentation
Essay
Fictional narrative
Autobiography
Biography
Abrogate
Deleterious