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OGT Vocabulary 1st Nine Weeks Exam
25 words - Shouldn't be a problem
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Language - English
10th Grade
10/26/2012

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Acronym
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A word formed from the initial letter or letters of each word in a set of words. (Example: NATO)
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Allegory
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A metiphorical narrative in prose or verse in which fictional figuresand actions usually represent truths or generations about human existence.
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Alliteration
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The repetition of cononant sounds at the beginning of words.
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Analogy
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a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.
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Anecdote
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A brief narrative of an interesting, unusual, or biograpgical event often used to illustrate a point.
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Bait and Switch
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A tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low priced item but is then encouraged to buy a high priced one.
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Bandwagon
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A party, cause, movement, etc., that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers.
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Bias
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A personal and sometimes unreasonable judgement.
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Characterization
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The method an author uses to create the apperance and personality of imaginary characters in a piece of fiction.
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Chronilogical Order
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An organizational structure of text in which events are placed in order of the times they occured in.
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Compare/Contrast
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A structure of text that is based on description of simularities and differences among two or more things.
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Conflict
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The struggle between opposing forces.
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Connotation
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The attitudes and feelings assosicated with a word opposed to a words literal meaning.
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Consumer Documents
Definition
Warranties, product information, and instructional material designs to help one with daily tasks.
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Context Clues
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Information a reader may obtain from a text that helps confirm the meaning of a word or groups of words.
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Credibility
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The quality or state of offering reasonable grounds for being believed.
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Definitional Footnote
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A reference, explanation, or comment usually below the text on a printed page.
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Denotation
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The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
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Dialect
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A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area.
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Dialogue
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A conversation between two or more characters in a work that gives insight into the characters themselves.
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Dynamic Character
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A character that undergoes a change in the course of the story
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Fable
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A story intened to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals talk and act like humans.
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Concrete Image
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Consonance
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Antonym
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