Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
100
Rebuttal
What is opposing an idea by proving it through evidence.
100
Argument
What is an oral disagreement?
100
Primary Source
What is a dictionary?
100
Myth
What is an invented story involving a hero that is imaginary?
100
Folklore
What are false stories believed by many.
200
Refute
What is proving a person is false?
200
Illustrate
What is presenting your point using drawings or pictures?
200
Credible
What is being believable?
200
Legend
What is a popular unverified story handed down by traditions?
200
Mood
What is the feeling the reader feels from the author's words?
300
Opposition
What is resisting an idea expressed in the form of an argument?
300
Evaluate
What is forming an idea by making a judgement?
300
Bias
What is favoring a person or a thing?
300
Hyperbole
What is an exaggerated statement?
300

The definition of a word.

What is Denotation?

400
Counterclaim
What is a claim made to rebut a previous claim?
400
Controversy
What is a disagreement?
400
Logical
What is sound reasoning?
400
Personification
What is giving an object a humanistic trait?
400
Trace
What is tracking evidence or text?
500
Clarify
What is making a clear statement?
500
Support
What is information to uphold a cause or a thought?
500
Persuasion
What is trying to convince someone of an idea?
500
Metaphor
What is a comparison in which one thing is said to be another? She is a walking dictionary.
500
connotation
What is something that is suggested by words?
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