Academic Vocabulary Part 1

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Accentuate main ideas themes

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Emphasize or clearly state the main idea or theme in a text.

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According to the text

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Phrase used to cite a source from which information is taken; requires writer to pull evidence from the text.

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Accuracy of source

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Refers to the reliability of a source in providing factual information.

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Accurate, credible sources

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Sources that provide information that can be verified as factual and effective in defending a claim.

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Allegory

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A story in which characters and/or events symbolize ideas about human life, history, or politics.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of beginning consonant sound in a line of poetry.

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Allusion

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A reference to a person, place, or event from literature or history.

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Almanac

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An annual publication containing astronomical and meteorological information.

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Alternate claim

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An opposing claim.

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Analogy

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A comparison that shows the similarities between two things.