outcome of events that's opposite to what was expected

refers to the attitude of the author, as the reader infers it

to make an educated guess based on surrounding evidence, not explicit statements

repetition of consonant sounds within words, e.g. Hurt / is a hollow, hazy, / mauve and mildew feeling

refers to the air breathed by the reader as she enters the world of fiction, e.g. calm, sinister, spooky

word used to take the place of a noun, e.g. he, she, it, they

noun that's being replaced by the pronoun

pronoun that can behave like a subject (e.g. She laughs.) or direct object (The chef praised her.)

pronoun used to show possession, what belongs to whom, also known as adjectival pronouns, e.g. my dog, your book, her sister, their dinner, our team, his job, its wheel

pronoun that refers to no one in particular, e.g. everybody, something, nobody, many, anything, several, nothing, no one, everything, somewhere, nowhere, everywhere, any, few, anyone

life DERIVATIVES: biology, biologist, microbiology, biography, biochemistry, biopsy, biomedical, biometric

to live DERIVATIVES: convivial, revive, vivid, survivor, vivisection, vivacity, vivify, revival

with Examples: symphony, sympathy, synthesis, synagogue, symbol, synonym, symposium, synergy

without Examples: pointless, blameless, ruthless, graceless, merciless, defenseless, effortless, artless, lifeless

deepening your understanding of a concept (see example below) often through more complex vocabulary e.g. subject -- simple subject -- complete subject -- compound subject ...

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Vocab UNIT 8

25-26 FOWL Vocab UNIT 8

Term	Definition
irony	outcome of events that's opposite to what was expected
tone	refers to the attitude of the author, as the reader infers it
infer	to make an educated guess based on surrounding evidence, not explicit statements
alliteration	repetition of consonant sounds within words, e.g. Hurt / is a hollow, hazy, / mauve and mildew feeling
atmosphere	refers to the air breathed by the reader as she enters the world of fiction, e.g. calm, sinister, spooky
pronoun	word used to take the place of a noun, e.g. he, she, it, they
antecedent	noun that's being replaced by the pronoun
personal pronoun	pronoun that can behave like a subject (e.g. She laughs.) or direct object (The chef praised her.)
possessive pronoun	pronoun used to show possession, what belongs to whom, also known as adjectival pronouns, e.g. my dog, your book, her sister, their dinner, our team, his job, its wheel
indefinite pronoun	pronoun that refers to no one in particular, e.g. everybody, something, nobody, many, anything, several, nothing, no one, everything, somewhere, nowhere, everywhere, any, few, anyone
bio (Gk)	life DERIVATIVES: biology, biologist, microbiology, biography, biochemistry, biopsy, biomedical, biometric
vivo (L)	to live DERIVATIVES: convivial, revive, vivid, survivor, vivisection, vivacity, vivify, revival
syn-/m (prefix)	with Examples: symphony, sympathy, synthesis, synagogue, symbol, synonym, symposium, synergy
-less (suffix)	without Examples: pointless, blameless, ruthless, graceless, merciless, defenseless, effortless, artless, lifeless
pro bono (L)	for free; for the public good
caveat emptor (L)	buyer beware
sinking the bit	deepening your understanding of a concept (see example below) often through more complex vocabulary e.g. subject -- simple subject -- complete subject -- compound subject ...

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