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eoc terms
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| imply | to suggest without drectly stating it |
| affect | the way something creates a response in the reader |
| compare | to examine the similarities and differences |
| contrast | to examine the differences |
| referring to/ refer | directing attention to something already mentioned |
| elaborate | to add information to improve understanding |
| effect | the result |
| infer or conclude | to use the selection and what you know about the world to "read between the lines" |
| justify | to defend or prove a response |
| predict | to estimate(guess) future events based upon present and past information |
| indicates | points out, shows |
| summarize | to restate the main points in a brief manner |
| details | the specific parts of a whole |
| evidence | something that serves to illstrate or prove |
| consequence | a result (usually negative) |
| fact | a statement that can be proven |
| suggest | put forth as a possibility |
| significance | importance |
| excerpt | part of a written work |
| position | a person's point of view or attitude toward a topic |
| correlation | something that shows a relationship between two things |
| critical | points out the negative, against |
| ridicule | to make fun of something |
| purpose | goal, the reason you do something |
| persuade | to try to change someone's opinion on an issue |
| demonstrates | to show clearly, to prove with evidence |
| emphasizes/highlights | draws attention to, points out |
| achieved/achieves | to reach, accomplish |
| determine | to decide, to conclude |
| incident | an individual event, a specific moment |
| influence/ influenced | to have an impact or effect on something |
| impact | result or effect on something |
| expresses | shows, illustrates |
| additional | extra |
| characterize | to show what someone's personality is like |
| suggest | to introduce, to bring to mind, to mention |
| convey | to commuicate, to show |
| context | the surrounding events (usually fiction) or the surronding sentences and words (usually nonfiction) |
| sentimental | emotional attachment, romantic, tear-jerking |
| lighthearted | carefree, not stessed, happy-go-lucky, merry, jolly, not serious |
| sarcastic | mocking, scornful, says the opposite of what is meant, witty |
| optimistic | anticipating only the best to happen, hopeful, positive, cheerful outlook |
| regret/ remoresful | to be sorry for |
| mocking | imitate, mimic, make fun of |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions inculding opinions |
| puzzled | confused, disoriented, baffled |
| celebratory | happy about the outcome |
| vague | not clearly expressed or defined |
| nostalgic | thingking anout the past and wishing things were still the way they used to be |
| sympathetic | to feel bad for those involved |
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imaniclark
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