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Advanced English 2

Advanced English 2: Weekly ACT Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Pessimistic Negative, gloomy, cynical
Indelible Permanent; unable to erase
Desiccate To dry up
Optimistic Positive, hopeful
Voice The way a writer or speaker uses words and tone to express his or her ideas as well as personas
Connotation The emotional feeling attached to a word
Anaphora The repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of two or more clauses or lines.
Cryptic Hidden, secret, mysterious
Acclimate To get accustomed to a new environment or situation.
Fervent Showing great emotion
Images Helps to create pictures or ideas in the readers mind. Appeal to the five senses, especially sight.
Denotation The literal meaning of a word.
Symbol A concrete object which represents an abstract idea.
Pretentious Showy, exaggerated, pompous, fake
Implicit Vague; implied; understood
Persona The voice assumed by a writer to express ideas or beliefs that may not be his or her own.
Synthesis The act of combining ideas from different sources to create, express, or support a new idea.
Juxtaposition The arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison.
Satire A manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human intuition.
Argument A form of writing that presents a particular opinion or idea and supports it.
Innate Inborn
Implication Something which is understood, inferred, or suggested.
Diction The writers choice of words
Perspective A way of looking at the world or a mental concept about things or events.
Syntax The sentence structure of a text
Rectify To set right; to correct
Style The distinctive way a writer uses language, characterized by elements of diction, syntax, imagery, etc.
Extricate To remove, cut out
Facetious Inappropriate,witty
Tone A writers or speakers attitude towards a subject
Precipitate To cause to happen earlier that expected; to condense and fall as rain,
Eloquence Persuasiveness; expressiveness
Stagnant Dull, stale, motionless
Sardonic Mocking, sarcastic, cutting, scathing
Created by: Gmh_3120
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