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APA Vocabulary 1-25
2025 Research Writing Academic Vocabulary 1-25
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| APA | American Psychological Association; the group who organized one way of formatting a research paper for style and in text citations |
| thesis | one declarative sentence that states the overall purpose of the paper; never a question, usually at the end of the opening paragraph |
| topic sentence | first sentence of a paragraph that states the main idea of the paragraph: will be developed with key ideas, details, and evidence. NOTE: The level 1 Heading is not a topic sentence; however, sometimes the main idea of the topic sentence is used as the lev |
| unity | oneness of thought, editing to take out random thoughts will create _____ in the message |
| coherence | quality of sentences in a paragraph; being orderly and making sense; sticking together; using transitions will help a writer create _______ |
| sythesize | to create something new out of existing ideas; blending multiple sources requires the writer to _____ information |
| ellipsis | ... (three dots-means words are left out) 4 dots . . . . means words and at least one sentence have been left out |
| explanatory/informative writing | writing that explains or informs |
| persuasive writing | writing to convince/ argue with facts and explanation |
| compare | show similarities |
| contrast | show differences |
| outline | a well organized plan of the paper explaining in topical form the contents of the paper in the order they are to appear; may be formal or informal |
| References page | begins on a new page; the word References is centered at the top of the page after the page header. The page contains an alphabetical listing of sources cited in the paper; uses hanging indents. All references cited on this page must be in the paper and s |
| note cards | cards with one fact, source number, heading and page number from source; these represent the content of the paper using the information extracted from the sources |
| plagiarism | using someone else's ideas, thoughts or explanations without showing where the information was found; stealing; avoid this academic offense by citing all direct quotes, paraphrases and summaries within the text |
| parenthetical citations | use parenthesis at the end of the sentence with source info (author, date) to link the ideas to the source listed on the References page; often referred to as in-text citations; all direct quotes, paraphrases and summaries must be cited within the text |
| primary research | letters, community service, surveys, visits to an actual place, interview; research that is generated by the researcher and goes beyond the printed material |
| location of thesis | last sentence of introduction |
| purpose of introduction | catch reader's attention; prepare reader for paper's ideas; state thesis |
| purpose of conclusion | restate thesis; revisit the central argument; provide closure of ideas |
| purpose of body | give facts, statistics; explain information; present argument and develop ideas |
| title | a 10-12 word summary of the topic focus in phrase form; appears centered on the title page after the running head and again centered at the top of the first page of text (page 3) after the header |
| sentence of definition | a sentence that defines what a term or idea is and provides clarity in writing |
| abstract | A brief, written summary of the specific ideas or concepts to be presented; precedes the paper; ends with the thesis |
| in text citation | when a writer directly quotes from, summarizes, or paraphrases an outside source, what the writer uses to avoid plagiarism |
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