Pre-AP English 1 Study Guide (Vocab)

Something that's really meaningful or deep, making you think or feel a lot.

• Profound

• Elaborate

• Predilection

• Refute

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Showing proof or evidence that something is true.

• Confirmation

• Clarification

• Rhetoric

• Discrepancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Slowly imparting ideas, values, or skills through teaching or demonstration.

• Instill

• Logos

• Introspection

• Bias

Recognizing how something differs from others in a noticeable manner.

• Distinction

• Depicted

• Align

• Correlate

Items or concepts possessing identical value, significance, or meaning.

• Equivalent

• Cite

• Critique

• Discrepancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The ability to recover swiftly from adversity or challenging situations; bouncing back quickly from tough times.

• Resilience

• Norm

• Nuance

• Inference

Describing a task or endeavor that is exceedingly difficult and demands considerable effort; something that's really hard and needs a lot of effort.

• Arduous

• Profound

• Critical

• Synonymous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A testable, educated guess proposed to prove its validity.

• Hypothesis

• Emphasize

• Nuance

• Inference

The typical or customary behavior or standard within a particular group or society; What's usually expected or considered normal in a group. 

• Norm

• Affect

• Introspection

• Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A subtle and often minor distinction that can significantly impact understanding or interpretation; subtle differences that can change things a lot.

• Nuance

• Volition

• Discrepancy

• Fallacious

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4