Unit 1
quality of being determined
Tenacity
Emulate
to aspire to copy or approach equality with.
What is biodegradable?
An object that is capable of decomposing by bacteria or other living organisms.
What is vigilant?
keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
What is subservient?
Having a role which is less important.
what is delude
to deceive or fool
What is inherently?
What is incumbency?
the holding of an office or the period during which one is held.
What is pluralism?
This is the position of society in which diverse groups engage.
What is fruition?
the point at which a plan or project is realized.
what is the central idea?
A message and/or truth that is specific to the text
What is figurative language?
This clarifies one item in terms of another on a nonliteral level.
What is a thesaurus?
a book or electronic resource that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.
What is a theme?
the main message or all-around truth showed by the text.
What is syntax?
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences that show their intended meanings.
what is an objective summary?
A to the point account of the facts of a text, passage, etc.
what is nuance?
A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expressing, or sound.
What is the writer, audience, and the message?
The three elements of persuasion to discuss interactions.
What is a topic?
Something that can be summarized a few words.
What is a dependent clause?
Something that can't stand as itself, needs an independent.
What is a task, purpose, and audiance?
Three factors that are important that an author should be aware of.
what is rhetoric?
It is the art of persuasion
What is the rhetorical triangle?
The message, the writer, and the audience.
What is an argument?
A type of writing that includes lots of logic from opposite views.
What is simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex?
These sentences fall into four categories.