14. to navigate ambiguous fictional worlds

BOOKS AND READING

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

1. to boost skills

2. mind-reading

3. reading preferences

4. mainstream fiction

5. high-brow

6. literary work

7. literature

8. reader

9. thrilling

10. predictable

11. bestseller

12. imaginary world

13. character

14. to navigate ambiguous fictional worlds

15. to serve well in real life

16. avid reader

17. cognitive effects

18. popular writing

19. literary excerpts

20. short story

21. the National Book Award

22. selection

23. top-seller

24. anthology

25. genre fiction

26. sci-fi

27. nonfiction article

28. to expose readers to viewpoints

29. to offer a persuasive, empathetic message

30. content

31. story with a moral

32. a link between real and fictional worlds

33. distinction between literary and mainstream fiction

34. the boundary between “high” and “low” art

35. the status of a classic

36. a fun read

37. to improve your ability to understand the thoughts, emotions, an motivations of others

38. to grab one’s attention

39. the ability to intuit someone else’s mental state

40. the ability to recognize and share the feelings of others

41. fantasy

42. magazine

43. newspaper

44. romance (novel)

45. graphic novel

46. comic book

47. leisure reading

48. to judge a book by its cover

49. adventure

50. mystery

51. thriller

52. e-books

53. indie books

54. the blurb

55. to ask for a book recommendation

56. to read book reviews

57. to skim through the book

58. to read an excerpt

59. a chapter

60. an enduring work of fiction/philosophy/history

61. written work

62. written word

63. book sales

64. magazine and newspaper subscriptions

65. journalistic sources

66. literary form

67. to convey a message

68. individual writers and organizations

69. free publication

70. the hyper-textual nature of the Internet

71. social media

72. discussion

73. traditional forms of literature

74. novel

75. play

76. poetry

77. to conform to new technology

78. electronic literature

79. hypertext

80. interactive fiction

81. animated poetry

82. SMS (text-message) fiction

83. romanticism

84. literary exercise

85. criticism

86. science fiction

87. materiality of language

88. the Theatre of the Absurd

89. modernism

90. post-modernism

91. world view

92. to address questions

93. (a)esthetically pleasing

94. easy to understand

95. character portrayal

96. scenery

97. to enhance the creativity of your mind

98. imagination served on a platter

99. tactile experience

100. unlimited imaginary powers

101. personal/social experience

102. an escape route from the world

103. to conjure up images

104. to “pause” a book

105. to savo(u)r or contemplate a particular scene

106. plot

107. line

108. re-reading/re-watching

109. tablet

110. Internet connectivity

111. high-end functionality

112. features like Wi-Fi, MP3 support and full-colo(u)r touch screens

113. portable

114. newfangled gadget

115. to store thousands of books

116. eco-conscious reading

117. the appeal of a hard copy

118. the charm of actually turning pages

119. the scent of a new book

120. ease of annotation and navigation

121. to locate a place in the book

122. to concentrate

123. eye strain and headaches from using screens

124. lending of books

125. cheaper used books

126. (original) authorship

127. originality

128. ghostwriting

129. plagiarism

130. to plagiarize

131. byline

132. rights and permissions

133. intellectual property

134. attribution

135. publishing

136. publication ethics

137. textbook

138. trade book

139. audience

140. treatise

141. scholarly work

142. self-plagiarism

143. to scrutinize authorship

144. recognition and credit

145. co-authorship

146. acknowledgement

147. commercial

148. paraphrasing

149. cheating

150. to copy and paste

151. to credit the source

152. common knowledge

153. citations

154. copyright

155. academic (dis)honesty

156. originality

157. serious misdeed

158. penalty

159. to pass off others’ works/ideas as one’s own

160. to synthesize sources into one’s own original argument

161. acknowledgment of the role on the cover

162. fraud

163. to hire a ghostwriter

164. genuine prose

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