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Language arts, Grades 6-8 120 words

January 15, 2010 By Vocabulary Lists (New York, NY) Vocabulary.com Moderator
Vocabulary list related to English language arts for students in grades 6-8.

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  1. almanac
    an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
  2. argumentation
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  3. atlas
    a collection of maps in book form
  4. autobiography
    a biography of yourself
  5. background knowledge
    information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
  6. bibliography
    a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
  7. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  8. body language
    communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
  9. broadcast
    broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
  10. business letter
    a letter dealing with business
  11. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  12. catalog
    a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
  13. CD-ROM
    a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
  14. chronology
    the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
  15. clarification
    the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
  16. climax
    the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
  17. closing
    the act of closing something
  18. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  19. compile
    get or gather together
  20. compound sentence
    a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
  21. conjunction
    the state of being joined together
  22. contract
    a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
  23. convention
    the act of convening
  24. coordinating conjunction
    a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
  25. criticism
    a serious examination and judgment of something
  26. cross-reference
    a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
  27. demonstrative pronoun
    a pronoun that points out an intended referent
  28. derivation
    the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
  29. description
    the act of describing something
  30. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
  31. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
  32. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  33. document
    anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
  34. documentary
    a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
  35. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
  36. elaboration
    developing in intricate and painstaking detail
  37. enunciation
    the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
  38. episode
    a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
  39. etiquette
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
  40. etymology
    a history of a word
  41. exclamation mark
    a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation
  42. exposition
    a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
  43. eye contact
    contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other
  44. feedback
    the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
  45. figure of speech
    language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  46. film director
    the person who directs the making of a film
  47. flashback
    a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
  48. footnote
    a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
  49. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
  50. format
    the general appearance of a publication
  51. gender
    the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
  52. generalization
    the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
  53. homonym
    two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
  54. homophone
    two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
  55. hyphen
    a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
  56. inconsistency
    the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
  57. independent clause
    a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
  58. interjection
    an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
  59. interpretation
    the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
  60. interview
    the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
  61. intonation
    the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  62. jargon
    specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  63. juxtaposition
    the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
  64. knowledge base
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
  65. layout
    a plan or design of something that is laid out
  66. lecture
    a speech that is open to the public
  67. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  68. logic
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
  69. logical argument
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  70. logo
    a company emblem or device
  71. metaphor
    a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
  72. meter
    the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
  73. modifier
    a person who changes something
  74. musical
    characterized by or capable of producing music
  75. narration
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
  76. native speaker
    a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood
  77. news bulletin
    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
  78. pacing
    (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
  79. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  80. periodical
    happening or recurring at regular intervals
  81. personification
    the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
  82. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
  83. persuasion
    the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
  84. plagiarism
    the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  85. present tense
    a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
  86. producer
    someone who manufactures something
  87. programming
    setting an order and time for planned events
  88. projection
    the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
  89. proverb
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  90. recitation
    a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
  91. relative pronoun
    a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent
  92. rephrasing
    changing a particular word or phrase
  93. report
    to give an account or representation of in words
  94. representation
    the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
  95. resolution
    finding a solution to a problem
  96. restatement
    a revised statement
  97. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
  98. salutation
    (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
  99. saying
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
  100. scriptwriter
    someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
  101. simile
    a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
  102. simple sentence
    a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
  103. sitcom
    a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
  104. skit
    a short theatrical episode
  105. slang
    informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
  106. small talk
    light informal conversation for social occasions
  107. software
    (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
  108. sound system
    a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound
  109. speech pattern
    distinctive manner of oral expression
  110. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  111. stress
    special emphasis attached to something
  112. subordinating conjunction
    a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
  113. syntax
    studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences
  114. synthesize
    combine and form a synthesis
  115. tempo
    (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
  116. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  117. translate
    restate (words) from one language into another language
  118. verb phrase
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
  119. viewpoint
    a mental position from which things are viewed
  120. word play
    playing on words or speech sounds