7th Grade Cards: Language Arts

short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate

suppose; presume; take on; bear

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; the act of taking possession of or power over something

process of making things clearer or easier to understand

an idea that is implied or suggested; what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points

meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes

act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words

precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken

explanatory; serving to explain

not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech

quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language

lacking orderly continuity; lacking in correct logical relation

implied or understood though not directly expressed

state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness

the uninflected form of the verb

expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult

reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions

serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb

not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality

balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure

essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality

modification; correction; act of altering