Learning Some Key Words for Academic Writing

Some of the words commonly used in academic writing are similar – in sound or in meaning – to other words you probably know, so learning how to use these words can be confusing: Do you “cite a site” or “site a cite”? Did that “allusion elude you” or did that “illusion allude you”? Get the point?!
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  1. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  2. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  3. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  4. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  5. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
  6. cite
    make reference to
  7. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  8. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  9. entitle
    give the right to
  10. title
    the name of a work of art or literary composition
  11. imply
    express or state indirectly
  12. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  13. quote
    repeat a passage from
  14. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  15. rebut
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  16. refute
    prove to be false or incorrect
Created on Fri Mar 28 11:51:08 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Mar 28 11:59:04 EDT 2014)

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