Edexcel Glossary

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Infer
to read between the lines
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Imply
to suggest something without stating it directly
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Explicit
expressed in a way that is very clear and direct
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Implicit
suggested or understood without being stated directly
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Narrator
a character that tells the story in a novel, play, poem or film etc
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Synonym
a word that shares the same meaning as another word, e.g., quick might be a synonym for fast
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Connotation
an idea linked to a word; an idea that has become associated with a word
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Topic sentence
the first sentence in a paragraph, often used to explain the key idea
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Chronological
organised in linear time
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Flashback
when the narrator of a story jumps out of the present in order to describe an event which happened in the past (often in the form of memories)
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Adjective
a word that describes a noun or a pronoun
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Adverb
A word that describes a verb or an adjective
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Alliteration
the use of several words together that begin with the same sound or letter
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Atmosphere
the feeling that an even or place gives you
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to suggest something without stating it directly

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expressed in a way that is very clear and direct

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suggested or understood without being stated directly

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a character that tells the story in a novel, play, poem or film etc

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