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AP Composition & Research
Vocab 3
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English
11th Grade
02/06/2012

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claim
Definition
the thesis of an author's argument
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classification
Definition
organizing people, places, or things into categories according to their differing characteristics to make them more understandable
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cliche
Definition
an expression that is ineffective due to overuse
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coherence
Definition
a quality of good writing that results when all sentences, paragraphs, and longer divisions of an essay are naturally connected
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colloquial
Definition
writing that is characteristic of spoken language
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connotation
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the implied meaning of a word
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denotation
Definition
the dictionary definition of a word
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deduction
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reasoning from a stated premise to a necessary conclusion by moving from the general to the specific
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dialogue
Definition
conversation recorded in a piece of writing
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diction
Definition
word choice
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