Pay Gap Vocab
Having doubts about something (SK);
skeptical
A government run "by the people" is called a
democracy
the main character in a story
protagonist
The main point of an essay
thesis
Examine something closely (A)
analyze
devise or invent (CO)
Concoted
A government run by a king or a queen
monarchy
a comparison without using like or as
metaphor
information that supports your thesis
following a winding course
meander(ing)
one who says negative things about someone or something else (de)
detractor
When the price of things rises in country
inflation
Fly like a bird is a
simile
To show where you got your information
cite
scold or criticize (someone) angrily.
berate
inequality or difference in some respect (d)
disparity
An economic system where the government owns everything including businesses and farm
Communism
A universal idea like stereotyping, survival, entertainment, or love would be this term
theme
In a body paragraph, the sentence that introduces us to what you are going to be talking about
Topic sentence
a sentimental longing or affection for the past
nostalgia
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "
rationalize
Primarily, the United States has this type of economic and governmental system(s) (two parts)
capitalist democracy
Usually at the beginning of the story; when you learn about the characters and the world they live in. A description and explanation of something
Exposition
a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
summary
A guess or hypothesis that you make based on the information you have.
inference