ACADEMIC WRITING:
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
VOCABULARY SET 3
• On the following slides are the 10 vocabulary words you
must know
• Study the definition
• Memorize the part of speech
CONVEY
• verb
• convey, conveys, conveyed, conveying
• synonyms: relay, project
• definition: to communicate a message or idea to make it known, or
understandable
• Examples
• 1. Her essay contained lots of advanced vocabulary, which conveyed her
understanding of the subject.
• 2. I will convey my love for him by buying flowers.
COMPELLING
adjective
verb=to compel (compel, compels, compelled, compelling)
synonyms: captivating, powerful
definition: inspiring interest, attention, or admiration in a powerful
and hard to resist way; not able to be resisted
• Examples:
• 1. She gave a compelling argument for going to the beach-there
was no school!
• 2. His eyes were strangely compelling, I could not look away from
them.
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RELENTLESS
• adjective
• adverb=relentlessly
• synonyms: persistent, ruthless
• definition: constantly intense; harsh or inflexible
• Examples:
• 1. The heat of the desert was relentless, it did not stop day or night.
• 2. My boss is relentless, she never stops giving me extra work!
DISREGARD
• noun, verb
• noun=disregard, verb=disregard, disregards, disregarded, disregarding
• synonyms: ignore, indifference
• definition: noun= the action or state of not paying attention to; verb= to pay no
attention to
• Examples:
• 1. She had blatant disregard for the law when she drove through the red light.
(NOUN)
• 2. We could not disregard the evidence that identified the killer, it was too
obvious. (VERB)
INSTILL
• verb
• instill, instills, instilled, instilling
• synonyms: implant, impress
• definition: gradually but strongly establish an idea, or an attitude, into a person’s
mind
• Examples:
• 1. My father instilled in me an excellent work ethic, I try to never miss class.
• 2. If I have children I will instill them with the importance of being honest.
TRAIT
• noun
• definition: a distinguishing quality, or characteristic, typically
belonging to one person
• synonyms: quality, attribute
• Examples:
• 1. Patience is a trait that runs in my family; we all are very
level-headed.
• 2. Typically, women are described using emotional traits,
such as being sensitive or nurturing.
DEMEANOR
• noun
• definition: a person’s outward behavior, how they are
acting
• synonyms: attitude, appearance
• Examples:
• 1. His calm demeanor made the crying baby settle
down to sleep.
• 2. Your demeanor at work should be confident and
respectful.
BAN
• verb and noun
• noun=ban
• verb=ban, bans, banned, banning
• definition: officially, or legally, prohibit something (make something
illegal);
• Examples:
• 1. They are proposing a ban on e-cigarettes on campus;
they would not be allowed at all.
• 2. Many sports stadiums have banned glass bottles, because
broken glass is a very dangerous.
EXEMPT
• adjective
• definition: free from an obligation (obligation-something you are
forced to do)
• synonyms: free from, not subject to
• Examples:
• 1. I was exempt from taking a foreign language in high
school, because I was fluent in French.
• 2. The students are exempt from the final exam because their
averages were 99%.
EAGER
• adjective
• adverb: eagerly
• definition: strongly wanting to do, or have, something
• synonyms: hopeful, impatient
• Examples:
• 1. She was eager for her brother to come home from college; they
hadn’t seen each other in 5 months.
• 2. The little boys eagerly opened their Christmas presents; ripping away
the wrapping paper as fast as they could.
VOCABULARY SET 3 PRACTICE
• Complete the following sentences:
• 1. I was EXEMPT from _________________________________, because
_______________________________________________________________.
• 2. He is EAGER to ___________________________________, because
_____________________________________________________________.
• 3. The government should BAN__________________________, because
________________________________________________________________.
• 4. She gave a COMPELLING argument: ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
5. These TRAITS run in my family ____________________________________________.
6. You can CONVEY love by _______________________________________________.
WORD BUILDING
• Words can be changed to fit into different parts of speech
• Each word in a different part of speech is used differently
• Example:
• The VERB ‘suggest’ can be used as the ADVERB ‘suggestively’, the ADJECTIVE
‘suggestive’ and the NOUN ‘suggestion’
• suggest – suggestively – suggestive – suggestion
• I suggested (VERB) we go to Hawaii for vacation.
• “Are you going to Dubai tonight?” he asked suggestively (ADVERB).
• That was an extremely suggestive (ADJECTIVE) comment.
• I am trying to make a suggestion, (NOUN) but you aren’t listening!
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WORD BUILDING CONTINUED
• On the test you will be given the following words:
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Explain
Interact
Succeed
Persuade
Identify
Prove
Strategize
Rely
• You will be asked to pick a word, and then use it as a specific part of speech
• Example:
• VERB: She explained the homework to me yesterday.
• NOUN: The coach told us the strategy for the soccer game.
• STUDY/Memorize the different forms of all the words in the following chart
WORD BUILDING LIST
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
explain
X (no adverb)
explainable
explanation
Interact
Interactively
Interactive
interaction
succeed
successfully
successful
success
persuade
persuasively
persuasive
persuasion
identify
identifiably
identifiable
identification
prove
X
proven
proof
strategize
X
strategic
strategy
rely
reliably
reliable
reliability
WORD BUILDING PRACTICE
1) The plans were made (STRATEGIZE) ____________________, so the party will be a
guaranteed surprise.
2 )The class was very (INTERACT) _____________________ which made the semester
much more enjoyable.
3) We completed the project (SUCCEED) _____________________ and are proud of our
results.
4) She gave me a detailed (EXPLAIN) ______________________ of all the things I did
wrong on my test.
5) You need to give the Judge (PROVE) __________ that you are innocent.
6) The suspect was easy to (IDENTIFY) ________________ because of his tattoos and
scars.
7) She was a very (PERSUADE) ____________ person; always convincing me to do things
I didn’t want to.
8) My car is very (RELY) _____________, it never breaks down.
WORD BUILDING PRACTICE
ANSWERS
• 1. strategically
• 2. interactive
• 3. successfully
• 4. explanation
• 5. proof
• 6. identify
• 7. persuasive
• 8. reliable
SENTENCE CORRECTION
• There are two sections of sentence correcting on your exam
• Section 1 you fix errors in VERB TENSE, SPELLING, WORDS
OFTEN CONFUSED, and PRONOUNS
• Section 2 you add PUNCTUATION MARKS (, : ? ! .) and
CAPITILIZE LETTERS
• PLEASE STUDY/REVIEW these topics to prepare
PARTS OF AN ESSAY PRACTICE
• Answer the following questions about an essay
• If you cannot answer these questions, please review the Week 13 Class 1
PowerPoint
1) How are the body paragraphs of an argumentative essay different from
each other?
2) What four pieces of information do you need when citing on online article
on your APA Reference page? ________,____________,___________,_________
3) What are two reasons we use in-text citations in our essays?
4) In an essay, what needs to be in the Introduction?
5) In an essay, what needs to be in the conclusion?