Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Theses
Argument
Greek Mythology
100
To be short-sighted
What is myopic
100
To be clumsy and meek
What is daft
100
Women's work has been redefined in the 21st century
What is Open thesis
100
A true argument must have what two components?
What is premises and conclusion
100
The God who carries the Titan and is the father of man and Lord of the Sky.
What is Zeus
200
To be large in scope or area
What is vast
200
To be skilled
What is deft
200
Because youth of the 21st c. have grown up engaged in a constant flux of sound - TV, video games, ipods - asking them to study in silence creates more of a distraction due to their unfamiliarity with single-tasking and their own internal monologue.
What is Reason-Clause
200
When one answers the question, Why is that so, rather than How do I know, they are not asserting an argument but rather an...
What is an explanation
200
The Greek God who killed Medusa and claimed Andromeda
What is Perseus
300
Cosmopolitan
What is to be international; appreciate diversity
300
To restate or repeat through paraphrase
What is recapitulate
300
Although there are many similarities between Lady Gaga and Madonna, Gaga's body distortion in costume marks her unique aesthetic as she is anti-beautiful and anti-sexy.
What is Compromise thesis
300
When an implicit premise or conclusion is drawn from an argument, meaning, it is not asserted explicitly, we call this a...
What is a hidden assumption
300
The Goddess of Love
What is Aphrodite
400
To be wordy
What is verbose
400
To have a hidden talent or skill that has not yet appeared
What is latent
400
Although there have been significant findings on the benefit of reading and literacy, to ignore modern media and texts in education is to exclude the possibilities of alternative readings and texts and their potential to improve literacy.
What is Compromise
400
P1. Egyptian public protests in the streets. P2. Maburak steps down Conclusion:
What is Egyptian public compells Maburak to step down by protesting.
400
Titan father who swallowed his children?
What is Cronus
500
To give a brief plot
What is synopsis
500
To be frequently happy and pleasant; enjoying social company
What is gregarious
500
Because most students cannot afford to bring lunch to school everyday, they are compelled to take the free lunch offered at school, no matter how gross or unhealthy it may be. Therefore, schools' negligence to consider this fact make them complicit in the poor diets and nutrition students endure.
What is reason-clause thesis
500
P1. Caffeine keeps one alert and awake for hours after consumption. P2. Conclusion: Ms. Vargas is tired and sleep deprived this morning.
What is P2. Ms Vargas drank a caffeinated beverage late last evening and could not fall asleep.
500
Goddess daughter of Demeter and Zeus who is stolen by Hades and the reason for Spring.
Who is Persephone
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