Glossary

rough, not flowing smoothly, not connected

fields or subjects of study

next to

very brief story that is funny, emotional, or interesting in some way

big party with feasting and dancing

in animals, an internal bag that collects urine

to start to do something different

horse-drawn carriage

logical consistency; connection

sticking together; in compositions, forming sentences and paragraphs that relate to each other

information that most people know, or that you can easily find in several readily-available sources

pieces

to finish (noun = conclusion)

to make smaller

to do

to think about

saying the opposite

believability

a topic that is open to discussion or argument; questionable

type of tree that drops its leaves every year

to decorate themselves

to stress; to emphasize

getting smaller

to start, especially to start something this is difficult

to come out, to be revealed

to interest

carrying or pulling along

to show

moral character, credibility, trust, authority

short piece or sample, for example a direct quote in writing or a few measures of a musical composition

not open to everyone

to give an example of something

to force to leave

clearly stated
An explicit topic sentence is easy to find in a paragraph.

layout and appearance of words on the page (heading, title, paragraphs, citations, etc.)

very popular American musical theater show

being overly cautious

not directly stated; implied

not exact

given a small empty space at the beginning; see the MLA formatting section for more advice

fundamentally; naturally; intrinsically

first

necessary; very important

specialized vocabulary of a particular field, which may not be familiar to a general audience

to write quickly

reasoning, logic

spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

to leave out, to delete, to exclude

goes against; believes the opposite of something

emotion, feeling, beliefs

opinion or idea that you want to persuade others about

to think about

keeping

statement to be responded to, and/or questions to be answered in an essay

short popular sayings, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that express effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought
(adapted from Dictionary.com)

"Of or relating to a repeating process whose output at each stage is applied as input in the succeeding stage."
~ American Heritage Dictionary

repetition

repetitive; saying the same thing again

closely connected

to fix; to make right

an outline created after a draft of an essay

For more information, consult this video from University of North Carolina's Writing Center: Reverse Outline

American English: to look again, and make corrections as needed

British English: to study

infrequently; not often

understated; not obvious

to have an opinion

stealing

overall main idea; "a proposition that is maintained by argument" ~ American Heritage Dictionary

"the quality of having the ideas and examples in a piece of writing clearly related to the topic and to each other"

~ Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary

awkward

unclear

producing strong, clear images or emotions

finishes