Literary Terms
Roots
Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
100
the group of people who listen to a speech or watch a performance.
What is audience
100
What does the root micro mean?
What is small
100
restating of information in your own words
What is paraphrasing
100
gliding across the water
What is skimming
100
an injury or weakness
What is impairment
200
position on an issue
What is claim
200
What does the root syn/sym mean?
What is together
200
using words and phrases that appeal to the senses
What is imagery
200
they decay and break down into their basic parts
What is decompose
200
a person who supervises and manages something
What is steward
300
precedes a section of an article to give readers an idea of what the section is about
What is subheading
300
What does the root bio mean?
What is life
300
compares two essentially unlike things at some length and in several ways
What is extended metaphor
300
the driving force or motivation behind an action
What is impetus
300
if something ________ they remain in existence
What is sustain
400
expresses the author's attitude toward his or her subject
What is tone
400
What does the root logy mean?
What is study
400
an error in reassigning that often starts with a false assumption or mistaken beliefs.
What is logical fallacy
400
use it selfishly
What is exploit
400
something that is small or deficient in quantity
What is meager
500
reasons and evidence given to disprove an opposing viewpoint
What is counterargument
500
What does the root tecto mean?
What is building
500
one event brings about, or causes, the other
What is cause-and-effect relationship
500
ability to withstand difficulties over time
What is endurance
500
capable of doing or being something; having possibility
What is potential
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