7th Grade Cards for Language Arts
This page provides interactive cards for students of 7th Grade to study academic words, which are essential vocabulary used in 7th Grade Arts classes.
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anecdote
short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
argue
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
assume
suppose; presume; take on; bear
assumption
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; the act of taking possession of or power over something
clarification
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
connotation
an idea that is implied or suggested; what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
convention
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
debate
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
denotation
meaning or indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes
description
act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
explicit
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
expository
explanatory; serving to explain
figurative
not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
fluency
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
illogical
lacking orderly continuity; lacking in correct logical relation
implicit
implied or understood though not directly expressed
inconsistency
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
infinitive
the uninflected form of the verb
irony
expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
logical
reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
nominative
serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
objective
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
parallel structure
balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure
prose
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
revision
modification; correction; act of altering
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