argument
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal |
bias
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way |
business letter
a letter dealing with business |
cinquain
a five line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables |
colon
a punctuation mark used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation |
compile
get or gather together |
conduct
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide |
confirm
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify |
context clue
sources of information outside of words that readers may use to predict the identities and meanings of unknown words |
coordinating conjunction
a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents |
editor
the person who determines the final content of a text, especially of a newspaper or magazine |
elaborate
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail |
evaluate
judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise |
expand
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details |
flashback
return in time;a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene |
generalize
reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body |
hypothesis
assumption; theory |
lyric
short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion |
myth
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history |
narrative poem
a form of poetry which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well |
nominative pronoun
pronouns that are usually the subject of a sentence, like I, you, he |
objective pronoun
a personal pronoun that is used typically as a grammatical object: the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition |
origin
the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain |
personification
representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature |
persuade
advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince |
possessive pronoun
pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs |
present
being in existence; something presented as a gift; period of time that is happening now |
propaganda
organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles |
publish
make public; make known to mankind, or to people in general |
scan
make a wide, sweeping search of; examine |
skim
pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts |
stereotype
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception |
subordinating conjunction
a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause |
tall tale
an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story |
tone
the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
