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ENC1102 Vocab 1
Vocabulary Test # 1
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English
Undergraduate 2
05/13/2013

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Denotation
Definition
The official dictionary meaning of a word.
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Connotation
Definition
The meaning we add to a word apart from its dictionary definition.
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Annotation
Definition
Providing explanatory notes for a work.
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Text
Definition
The structure of words or wording in a work.
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Subtext
Definition
The underlying meaning in a work. Reading between the lines
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Context
Definition
The parts of a sentence or a paragraph surrounding a word or a phrase from which it takes it's meaning.
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Thesis
Definition
The controlling idea of a paper.
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Rhetoric
Definition
The art and science of effective communication.
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Vernacular
Definition
The common use of a country's native language. The spoken form of that language.
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Idiom
Definition
A word or phrase that has a different meaning from its literal translation.
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