Academic Vocabulary Lists 1 & 2

Question 1

a reference work containing articles on various topics

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encyclopedia

Question 2

the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

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contrast

Question 3

examine and note the similarities and differences of

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compare

Question 4

relating to or arranged according to time order (temporal)

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chronological

Question 5

a heading of a subdivision of a text

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subheading

Question 6

prose writing that is not formed by the imagination (factual writing)

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nonfiction

Question 7

a distinguishing quality or feature

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characteristic

Question 8

briefly giving the gist or main idea of something

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summary

Question 9

express the same message in different words

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paraphrase

Question 10

a typeface with thick, heavy lines

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boldface

Question 11

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction

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character

Question 12

a literary work based on the imagination

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fiction

Question 13

a line of text indicating what the section below it is about

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heading

Question 14

an alphabetical list of technical terms in a field

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glossary

Question 15

a book containing a list of synonyms

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thesaurus

Question 16

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words

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dictionary

Question 17

characterized by slanting characters (letters)

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italic

Question 18

a word that expresses the same or similar meaning

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synonym

Question 19

a collection of maps in book form

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atlas

Question 20

a word that expresses an opposite meaning

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antonym

Questions 20