Vocab Definitions #3 Worksheet

Uncertainty or Inexactness of meaning in language
To Study (something) Closely or Carefully
The main idea
a reference to a source that provides enough information to allow a reader to retrieve it
To provide a reference to a source
something that shouws that something else exists or is true
the use of diagrams in calculation and design
in a book, an alphabetical listing of topics and the pages on which information about them can be found. The index is located in the back of the book.
a word or concept of great significance
not influenced by personal feelings or opinons in considering and representing facts
Using different words to say the same idea
Citations to original sources that appear in the text of a paper
A publication issused at regular intervals. Periodicals may be magazines, journals, newspapers, or newsletters
the unattributed use of information that is not considered common knowledge
An original source, such as a speech, a diary, a novel, a legislative bill, a laboratory study, a field research report, or an eyewitness account
The activity of getting information about a subject
A program that allows users to search for material on the Internet or on a Web site
A source that comments on, analyzes, or otherwise relies on primary sources. An article in a newspaper that reports on a scientic discovery or a book that analyzes a writer's work or is a secondary source
Researched data for use in a report
Note cards that cite each source exactly as you will use them on your work cited page
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tasts, or opinions
to provide a brief statement of the main points
information provided that supports the topic sentence or thesis
a subject for a composition or essay
an alphabetized list of sources, which appears at the end of your research paper