1st 6 Weeks Academic Vocabulary

Unit 1 Critical

Vocabulary

WORD: Audience

Definition:
The readers of a text.

Example:
The Hunger Games targets a young adult
audience.

WORD: Author’s
Purpose

Definition:
The author’s reason or intent for
writing a text.

Example:
A company writes a slogan in order
to catch the attention of potential
customers.

WORD: Tone

Definition:
The author’s attitude toward
his subject (topic)

Example:

The tone of “A Raisin in the Sun” is somber.
The furniture is old and tired, and the
characters are tired which means their
aspirations are continually crushed.

WORD: Denotation

Definition:
The dictionary meaning of a
word.

Example:
Harry Styles is hot = Harry Styles
has a high temperature.

WORD: Flashback

Definition:
An event taking place before the
present time in the narrative.

Example:
Encanto: When Maribel
remembers her gift ceremony.

WORD:
Foreshadowing

Definition:
A hint of what will come later in
the story.

Example:
When someone says “I have a bad
feeling about this” something bad
is probably going to happen.

WORD: Imagery

Definition:
A description appealing to the
five senses.

Example:
The early summer sky was the
color of cat vomit. - Scott
Westerfeld

WORD: Theme

Definition:
What the author says about the
thematic topic.

Example:
The movie Up: It’s never too late
for adventure.

WORD: Annotation

Definition:
A note added by way of
comment or explanation.
Example:

Clearly identify where in the text
important ideas and information
are located…For example,
(brother’s a hero)

WORD:
Inference/infer

Definition:
To conclude from evidence; to
lead to as a result or conclusion.

Example:
Based on the decor in the room,
I could infer that a party was
taking place.

WORD: Accrue

Definition:
To accumulate over time

Example:
By the time he was eighteen,
he had accrued a good
knowledge of computer
skills.

WORD: Capacious

Definition:
Roomy; able to hold much

Example:
The old castle has a capacious
dining room which is large enough
to seat an army.

WORD: Sage

Definition:
A person of wisdom and
prudence.

Example:
During ancient times, a sage was
consulted for momentous
decisions.

WORD: Fathom

Definition:
To understand fully; to infiltrate
the meaning of

Example:
The jury found it hard to fathom
how the defendant could commit
such a terrible crime.

WORD: Lament

Definition:
To express sorrow or regret; to
mourn

Example:
There were thousands of people
at the funeral to lament the
death of Queen Elizabeth.

Multiple Choice

The author’s reason or intent for writing a text.

• Annotation

• Denotation

• Author's Purpose

• Audience

Multiple Choice

A meaningful explanatory comment that you add in the margin as you read a passage.

• Annotation

• Denotation

• Author's Purpose

• Connotation

Multiple Choice

The type of reader for whom a literary work is intended.

• Flashback

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Foreshadowing

Multiple Choice

The implied meaning of a word. 

• Annontation

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Audience

Multiple Choice

The dictionary meaning of a word.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Tone

• Mood

Multiple Choice

An event taking place before the present time in the narrative.

• Mood

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Tone

Multiple Choice

The way the text makes the reader feel.

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Audience

Multiple Choice

A description appealing to the
five senses.

• Author's Purpose

• Imagery

• Connotation

• Tone

Multiple Choice

To conclude from evidence; to lead to as a result or conclusion.

• Author's Purpose

• Imagery

• Inference

• Tone

Multiple Choice

What the author says about the
thematic topic.

• Author's Purpose

• Imagery

• Theme

• Tone

Multiple Choice

A hint of what will come later in the story.

• Flashback

• Imagery

• Foreshadowing

• Mood

Multiple Choice

To express sorrow or regret; to
mourn

• Lament

• Fathom

• Capacious

• Sage

Multiple Choice

 Roomy; able to hold much

• Lament

• Sage

• Capacious

• Sage

Multiple Choice

A person of wisdom and prudence.

• Lament

• Sage

• Capacious

• Sage

Multiple Choice

To accumulate over time

• Accrue

• Sage

• Capacious

• Sage

Multiple Choice

To understand fully; to infiltrate the meaning of

• Lament

• Capacious

• Fathom

• Sage