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Essential Vocabulary Words Eng 11
Essential Vocabulary Words for 11th Grade
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11th Grade
08/19/2013

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Infer
Definition
To derive by reasoning
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Primary Source
Definition
Original documents such as letters, newspapers, or magazine articles from a specific time period
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Prose
Definition
Ordinary form of written or spoken language without metrical verse
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Plagiarism
Definition
The presentation of another's words or ideas as one's own.
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Active Voice
Definition
The form of a verb used when the subject of the sentence performs the action
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
Understood by the audience, but not grasped by the characters in the story
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MLA Format
Definition
Provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and work cited pages
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Logic
Definition
The process of clear and organized thinking that leads to a reasonable conclusion
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Rhetoric
Definition
The art of using language to present facts and ideas in order to persuade
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Meter
Definition
Poetic measure
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Logical Fallacy
Definition
An argument that seems to be plausible but which uses an invalid inference
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Work Cited
Definition
A list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text
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Bias
Definition
An inclination to present a settled and often prejudiced or narrow outlook on a subject
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Reliable Resources
Definition
Research found to be trustworthy
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Thesis Statement
Definition
Position or proposition advanced by a speaker or writer
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Passive Voice
Definition
The form of a verb used when the subject of the sentence receives the action
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Oxymoron
Definition
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
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Paraphrase
Definition
A restatement of a passage in different words that retains the meaning, tone, and general length of the original
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Verse
Definition
Poem or piece of poetry written in metrical lines
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Narrative Writing
Definition
A type of writing that tells about events or actions as they change over a period of time and often include story elements such as character, setting, and plot
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Parenthetical citation
Definition
A specific reference to the source of a piece of information
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Persuasive writing
Definition
Writing that seeks to move the reader to the author's viewpoint and by one or more means, such as logic or emotion
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Secondary Source
Definition
Writings about a specific event or time period, written after the time described
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Unreliable Resources
Definition
Research that cannot be trusted due to the author's lack of knowledge or experience
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Idiom
Definition
A word or phrase that has a special meaning different from its standard or dictionary definition
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