Roots- Greek and Latin
Parts of Speech
Academic Vocabulary
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Far

Tele

100

Her (CAT) likes to cuddle with her (MOM).

Noun

100

Ethos

Appeals to credibility

100

doesn't it feel good to touch? 

doesn't it feel good to touch? 

doesn't it feel good to touch?

Is an example of what language device?

Rhetorical question

Repetition 

100

The term "pigskin" means

Football

200

Bad

Mal

200

Our (FANTASTIC) library is unlike any other.

Adjective

200

Nuanced

shades of meaning

200

"my smile is 50% genuine and 50% genuine HD" is an example of what language device?

Metaphor-This line uses a metaphor by comparing the authenticity of the speaker's smile to high-definition imagery. It emphasizes the artificial or enhanced nature of the smile. 

200

can refer to a mechanical device that produces energy, or it can be used metaphorically to describe something that powers or drives a process.

Engine

300

Before

Ante

300

 Dave ran (QUICKLY) down the (REALLY) dark hall.

Adverb

300

Juxtaposes

contrasting ideas and/or words placed closely together for effect

300

According to Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal, what is the fundamental human need that games are helping to satisfy in today's society?

A hunger for more and better engagement from the world around us.

300

statistical evidence, data-driven reasoning, common sense, cause and effect,  or factual evidence are examples of what?

Logos

400

To Carry

Port

400

I’ll be (AT) Central Park, (BEHIND) the water fountain tomorrow morning.

Preposition

400

Rhetorical Situation

Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone

400

What is Julie Muncy's nuanced claim in Stop Expecting Games to Build Empathy?

Answers will vary: While games are great, they do not teach empathy.

400

references to experts, personal experience are examples of what?

Ethos

500

To lead

Duct

500

Julie (AND) Sam went hiking last week.

Conjunction

500

Rhetorical Analysis

Discuss the goal/purpose of the piece; the appeals, evidence, and techniques used and author’s purpose

500

"they got us love drugged like e-pills" is an example of what language device?

Simile- comparing the effect of technology to being drugged, using "like" to make the comparison explicit.

500

can refer to food for cattle or material for a particular purpose 

Fodder 

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