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English 3/4 words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annotate | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
| Citation | a short note recognizing a source of information |
| Context | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation |
| Explicit | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable |
| Fallacy | a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
| Implicit | implied though not directly expressed |
| Nonfiction | prose writing that is not formed by the imagination |
| Nuance | a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude |
| Paradox | a statement that contradicts itself |
| Pathos | a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow |
| Rhetoric | study of the technique for using language effectively |
| Sarcasm | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| Satire | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| Syntax | studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences |
| Understatement | something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast |