english q1

am, amat

love

ann, enn

year

aqu

water

aud, audit

hear

capit

head

cent

hundred

cred, credit

believe, trust

dic, dict

say

duc, duct

lead

fid

faith, trust

frater, fratr

brother

greg

flock

litera

letter

loc

place

loqu, locut

talk

mal

bad

man, manu

hand

mater, matr, metr

mother

mit, miss

send, admit

mor, mort

death

amorous

tending to love, relating to, or caused by love

amicable

having the spirit of friendliness

annal

concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record.

anniversary

the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event.

aquatic

relating to water

aqueduct

an artificial channel for conveying water

auditory

 relating to the sense of hearing

auditorium

a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances.

capita

for each person; in relation to people taken individually.

capital

the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.

percent

by a specified amount in or for every hundred.

centennial

relating to a hundredth anniversary.

credentials

a qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something.

discredit

harm the good reputation of (someone or something).

dictate

lay down authoritatively; prescribe.

dictionary

a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.

conductor

a person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.

deductive

characterized by or based on the inference of particular instances from a general law.

confidence

the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust.

confide

tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others.

fraternity

a group of people sharing a common profession or interests.

fraternal

of or like a brother or brothers.

congregation

a group of people assembled for religious worship.

gregarious

(of a person) fond of company; sociable.

literary

concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form.

illiteracy

the inability to read or write.

locale

a place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it.

dislocate

disturb the normal arrangement or position of (something, typically a joint in the body).

colloquial

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

malice

the intention or desire to do evil; ill will.

malware

software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

manually

using the hands.

manufacture

make (something) on a large scale using machinery. (originally meant to make by hand but the definition changed overtime.

maternal

relating to a mother, especially during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth.

matriarchy

a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women.

dismiss

order or allow to leave; send away.

permission

consent; authorization

mortal

(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.

mortuary

a funeral home or morgue.

rhetorical situation

The exigence, purpose, audience, writer, context, and message of a text.

rhetoric

the art of finding ways to persuade an audience

context

The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text

exigence

The aspects of the rhetorical situation that prompted the writer or speaker to create the text, including its occasion.

occasion

The time and place a speech is given or a text is written.

purpose

The goal the writer or speaker of a text wants to achieve.

rhetorical triangle/aristotelean triangle

A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship between the writer, the text, and the audience.

writer/speaker

The person or group who creates a text

persona

The face or character the writer or speaker shows the audience

audience

The listener, viewer, or reader of a text

subject

the topic of a text

rhetorical appeals

Rhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important or compelling

ethos

Writers and speakers appeal to ethos to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a given topic.

logos

Writers and speakers appeal to logos, or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas, and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.

pathos

Writers and speakers appeal to pathos to emotionally motivate their audience. They can play to an audience’s values, hopes, fears, or prejudices.

counterarguement

An opposing argument to the one the writer is putting forward.

style

The word choices author’s make, the syntactical patterns they create in their writing, and the conventions of grammar and mechanics they use.

diction

A writer’s choice of words.

denotation

The literal definition of a word, often referred to as the dictionary definition.

connotations

Meanings or associations that readers bring to words beyond their denotations

modifiers

an adjective, adverb, phrase, or a clause that modifies a noun, pronoun, or verb.

figurative language

Language that uses non-literal speech, usually evoking strong images.

metaphor

A figure of speech that compares 2 things without using like or as.

simile

A figure of speech used to clarify an idea by comparing it explicitly to something else.

analogy

A comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things.

personification

attribution of a life-like quality to an inanimate object or an idea.

allusion

Brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious), or to a work of art.

syntax

The arrangement of words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.

independent clause

A clause that can stand by itself and still make sense.

antithesis

Contradictory ideas that are often juxtaposed, often using parallel grammatical construction.

irony

an incongruity between expectation and reality.

claims of fact

Claims that assert the truth or existence of something and can be tested by examining evidence for the claim.

claims of value

a qualitative assertion that makes an argument about a moral, aesthetic, or philosophical topic

claims of policy

an argument that makes an assertion about a course of action that should be taken.

anecdotes

Evidence drawn from stories about other people that the writer has either observed, been told about, or researched.

analogies

Evidence that makes comparisons

quantitiatvie evidence

lines of reasoning

induction

deduction