Vocab test 4

Ambiguity

Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language. 

Analyze

To study something closely and carefully.e

Central Idea

The main idea.

Citation

A reference to a source that provides enough information to allow reader to retrieve it.

Cite

To provide a reference to a source.

Evidence

Something which shows that something else exists or is true.

Graphics

The use of diagrams in calculation and design.

Index

In a book, an alphabetical listing of topics and the pages on which information about them can be found. The index is located at the back of the book..

Keyword

A word or concept of great significance. 

Objective

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Paraphrase

Using different words to say the same idea.

Prenthetical Citation

Citations to original sources that appear in the text of a paper.

Periodical

A publication issued at regular intervals. Periodicals may be magazines, journals, newspapers, or newsletters.

Plagiarism

The unattributed use of information that is not considered common knowledge.

Primary Source

An original source, such as a speech, a diary, a novel, a legislative bill, a laboratory study, a research report, or an eyewitness account.

Research

The activity of getting information about a subject.

Search Engine

A platform that allows users to search for material.

Secondary Source

A source that comments on, analyzes, or otherwise relies on primary sources. An article in a newspaper that reports on a scientific discovery or a book that analyzes a writer’s work is a secondary source.

Source

Researched data for use in a report.

Source Card

Note cards that cite each source exactly as you will use them on your Works Cited page.

Subjective

Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions.

Summarize

To provide a brief summary of the main points.

Supporting Detail

Information provided that supports the topic sentence or thesis.

Thesis

A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.

Works Cited Page

An alphabetized list of sources which appears at the end of your research paper.