Expository Writing: Middle School: Expository Writing, List 2

Expository writing is writing that presents the reader with important research and information about a topic. This list of vocabulary can help expose you to the key terms that provide the basis for good expository writing.
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  1. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  2. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  3. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  4. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  5. describe
    give a statement representing something
  6. description
    the act of depicting something
  7. descriptive
    serving to inform
  8. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  9. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  10. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  11. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  12. exposition
    a collection of things for public display
  13. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
Created on Wed Jun 04 14:36:39 EDT 2025 (updated Wed Jun 04 14:36:45 EDT 2025)

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