Citation
noun
Def: naming the source of a
direct quote or a fact used to
support an argument
Ex: “Hunting. What you speak of is
murder General” (Connell, 23).
Sentence: He used correct citation,
therefore, his MDG essay was not
plagiarized.
Other Parts of Speech:
Verbs:
Cite, Citing, Cited
Expository
adjective
TS: The Mona Lisa
typifies Renaissance art
perfectly.
Def: Writing style that explains a
process, discusses ideas, or presents
information
Ex: Chunk paragraph on the
Renaissance
Sentence: I got an A on my
expository paragraph explaining how
Renaissance art focused on the
human form.
Other Parts of Speech
Exposition – NOUN
(a big explanation or an
exhibit)
Exposé - NOUN (a report)
Emulate
verb
Emulate- Verb
Def: To imitate closely
Ex: copy
Sentence: He emulated
everything I did, so I
called him a copy cat.
Other Parts of Speech
Emulation - noun
Treachery
noun
Treachery noun
Def: Betray or deceive
Ex: backstabbing or disloyalty
Sentence: He shook my hand
and made a promise, but it
was an act of treachery when
he went back on his word.
Other Parts of Speech
Treacherous- adjective
Treacherously- adverb
Vacillate
verb
Def: To sway with indecision
from one side to another
Ex: To flip-flop
Sentence: He vacillated so
frequently he became known
as a flip flopper.
Other Parts of Speech
Vacillation - noun
Homophones
Cite -verb
To quote a source
vs
Sight - verb and noun
related to vision
Sentence: I had to put quotation marks
around my sentence to cite it correctly.
Cite -verb
To quote a
source
Sentence: Rain is a familiar sight in
Washington.
Sight - verb
and noun
related to
vision
Root Words
Mega
Root Word
Mega = Very Large
Megaton
Megawatt
Megacycle
Megabyte
Megalomania
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Jus (t)
Root Word
Jus(t) = law or correct
and right
justice justification
justify injustice
unjust just
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