NWEA 201-210 reading RIT vocabulary

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acronym

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an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g.ASCII,NASA).

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alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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anecdote

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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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annotated

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add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.

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Bibliography

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a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix.

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anthology

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a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.

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argument

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a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong; an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

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Assumption

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a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.

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autobiography

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an account of a person's life written by that person.

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book review

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A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit.