Week 22 September 2014 Vocabulary

Week 9-15-14

1.       Intention – purpose, reason

2.       Sequence – order of occurrence

3.       Prose – ordinary form of spoken or written language

4.       Trait – characteristic

5.       Theme – main subject or idea of literary work

6.       Thesis – topic to be discussed or proved

7.       Summary –  brief or comprehensive description

8.       Quote – to repeat words exactly

9.       Skim – to look over briefly

10.   Speculate – to think about, consider

Week 9-22-14

1.       Investigate – examine

2.       Irrelevant – unimportant

3.       Method – procedure

4.       Monitor (verb) – observe

5.       Monitor (noun) – supervisor

6.       Presume – count on

7.       Primary – basic

8.       Procedure – process

9.       Reveal – tell

10. Tone – pitch, volume