Words to know EOG

Contradicts

Disagrees with

Regard

View, think about

Reveal

Show

Symbolize

Represent in the form of a symbol

Imagery

Language appealing to the senses to visualize in literature

Impact

Strong effect on someone or something

Summarize

Give a brief statement of the main points

Infer (inferred, inference)

Conclusion based on given information

Contribute

Give, add to

Irony

Deliberately contrary to expectations, often amusing

Perspective

Point of view

Objective

Not biased, based on facts

Inaccessible

Difficult to reach

Key concept

An important idea

Distinguish

Tell or show the difference between

Reflects

Shows

Provides

Gives

Refine

Improve by making small changes

Encounter

Unexpectedly experience or be faced with something

Accomplishments

Things a person can do well

Usage

Habitual or customary practice of language

Emphasize

Give special importance or prominence to

Significant / significance

Important / Importance

Achievement

Something someone has done or accomplished

Bias

A leaning in favor of or against someone or something

Stanza

A group of lines in a poem

Theme

Message or lesson about life in literature

Mood

Feeling conveyed to readers in a literary work

Tone

Author’s attitude toward the subject in writing

Central Idea

Most important idea a writer wishes to express

Evidence

Textual proof to support a central idea

Denotation

Dictionary definition of a word

Connotation

Emotions associated with a word