9-10 First 4 Weeks Words

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

• allegory

• ambiguity

• site

• allusion

a way of dealing with something. speak to (someone) for the first time about something.

• approach

• confer

• negate

• indicate

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. Preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting.

• citation

• proportion

• antecedent

• attribute

literal or primary meaning, especially of a word.

• denotation

• connotation

• etomology

• acronym

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

• antecedent

• connotation

• archetype

• etomology

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. the style of enunciation in speaking or singing.

• dialect

• etomology

• assonance

• diction

suggest as a desirable or necessary course of action.

point out; show.

• indicate

• citation

• attribute

• assess

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

• justify

• proportion

• juxaposition

• constitute

the state of being incompatible or out of keeping

• incongruity

• potential

• coherence

• negate

regard something as being caused by (someone or something)

a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something

• function

• relevent

• justify

• attribute