Course I: Unit 7, Academic Vocabulary

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  1. agitate
    cause to be excited or roused
  2. matter
    a situation or event that is thought about or considered
  3. proposal
    something suggested, as a plan or assumption
  4. storm
    behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
  5. influential
    having or exercising power
  6. lofty
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
  7. vain
    unproductive of success
  8. ease
    lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
  9. faint
    pass out due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
  10. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  11. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  12. symbol
    an arbitrary sign with a conventional significance
  13. turning point
    an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
  14. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  15. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  16. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  17. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
  18. refrain
    part of a song or poem that recurs at regular intervals
  19. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  20. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  21. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  22. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  23. topic sentence
    a statement that provides the main idea of a paragraph
  24. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  25. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  26. generalization
    an idea or conclusion having broad application
  27. specific
    distinguishing something particular or unique
  28. vague
    not clearly understood or expressed
  29. pronoun
    a function word that is used in place of a noun
Created on Fri Sep 25 12:43:58 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Sep 25 18:57:02 EDT 2020)

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