analyze | break down into components or essential features |
antonym | word of opposite meaning; counter term |
autobiography | biography or story written by yourself |
brainstorm | try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it; the clear understanding of a complex situation |
compound sentence | n. two coordinate independent clauses |
conclude | enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end |
concrete poem | the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on |
conjunction | state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league |
craft | something made by people; vessel |
design | act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for |
diary | a personal journal; a daily written record of experiences and observations |
essay | composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than formal paper |
expression | the style of expressing yourself; the communication, in speech or writing, of your beliefs or opinions |
figurative language | expressing ideas indirectly; language used in a special way to create a special effect made up of words |
folklore | traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally |
haiku | an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines |
homonym | two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings |
homophone | two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both, e.g. bare and bear |
imaginative | marked by independence and creativity in thought or action |
infer | deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion |
interpret | explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher |
irregular verb | a verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation |
key word | a significant word used in indexing or cataloging; a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message |
legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times |
letter of complaint | a letter written by a consumer to a manufacturer or retailer regarding a problem with a product or service |
letter of request | written request from one government or sovereign to another to aid an injured person in seeking redress, with a promise to reciprocate |
mapping | a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set is associated with an element of another set |
mood | verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
motive | emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
preposition | the placing of one linguistic element before another; a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a prepositional phrase |
pronoun | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase |
reference | act of referring or consulting; remark that calls attention to something or someone |
regular verb | a verb which conjugates regularly |
relevant | pertinent; having connection with matter at hand |
report | a short account of the news; an essay, especially one written as an assignment |
science fiction | literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society |
simple sentence | a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses |
theme | subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay |
thesaurus | book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms |
transitional words | words or phrases that show the relationship between paragraphs or sections of a text or speech |
translate | make sense of a language; change from one form or medium into ; restate (words) from one language into another language |
verb tense | category that locates a situation in time, to indicate when the situation takes place. |
webbing | strong, closely woven fabric used for straps, belts, etc., and for supporting the seats of upholstered chairs |
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