Unit 2: Academic and Literary Vocabulary

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  1. compare
    consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
  2. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
  3. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  4. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  5. communicate
    transmit information
  6. synthesize
    combine so as to form a more complex product
  7. topic sentence
    a statement that provides the main idea of a paragraph
  8. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  9. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  10. subplot
    a subordinate or secondary story in a work of fiction
  11. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  12. hook
    anything that serves as an enticement
  13. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  14. statement
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  15. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  16. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  17. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
Created on Tue Nov 09 12:22:22 EST 2021 (updated Thu Nov 18 10:51:50 EST 2021)

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