8th Grade EOG Words to Know

Contradicts - disagrees with

Regard - view, think about

Reveal - show

Symbolize - to represent in the form of a symbol, the idea that things represent other things

Imagery - language that appeals to any of the five senses to help a reader visualize setting, character, etc. in literature.

Impact - have a strong effect on someone or something

Summarize - give a brief statement of the main points

Infer (inferred, inference) - a conclusion based on information we are given (an educated guess)

Contribute - to give, to add to

Irony - a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

Perspective - point of view; how one sees things

Objective - not biased; based on facts rather than opinions or feelings

Inaccessible - difficult to reach

Key concept - an important idea

Distinguish - tell or show the difference between

Reflects - shows

Provides - gives

Refine - remove unwanted elements, improve (something) by making small changes

Encounter - unexpectedly experience or be faced with something; find

Accomplishments - things a person can do well, typically as a result of study or practice

before/after *watch for these in your questions

Usage - habitual or customary practice, the way in which a word or phrase is normally and correctly spoken or written

Emphasize - to give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing, make (something) more clearly defined.

Significant / significance - important / Importance

Achievement - something someone has done/accomplished

Bias - a leaning in favor of or against someone or something

Stanza: a group of lines in a poem

Theme: the message or lesson about life conveyed in a work of literature.

Mood: the feeling that a literary work conveys to readers (Me) such as sadness, excitement, or anger.

Tone: the author’s attitude toward his/her subject in a piece of writing. (positive, negative, or neutral)

Central Idea: the most important idea that a writer wishes to express. It might be the important idea of an entire work or the important thought in a single paragraph.

Evidence: textual “proof” to support a central idea. Evidence can be a direct quotation or a paraphrase (put info into your own words) from the text.

Denotation: the dictionary definition of a word

Connotation: the emotions associated with a word. Ex. Dangerous = negative connotation; Celebration = positive connotation