Communications 2 Flashcards
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exceed (verb)
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to go beyond
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accede (verb)
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to agree, to accept
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accept (verb)
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to receive willingly
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except (preposition)
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other than
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access (noun)
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admission
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excess (adjective)
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surplus
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adapt (verb)
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to adjust
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adept (adjective)
Used as adept at
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skillful
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adopt (verb)
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to choose as one’s own
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advice (noun)
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suggestion, recommendation
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advise (verb)
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to suggest, to recommend
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affect (verb)
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to produce an effect, to influence
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effect (noun)
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result, outcome
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aggravate (verb)
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to make a bad situation worse
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irritate (verb)
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to annoy, to vex
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all ready (adjective)
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fully prepared
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already (adverb)
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previously
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all right (adjective)
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satisfactory, well
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all right (adverb)
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well enough, very well
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alright : incorrect, use “all right”
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don’t use
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all together : incorrect use “together”
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incorrect
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altogether (adverb)
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completely, wholly
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allude (verb)
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to hint, to mention indirectly
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elude (verb)
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to evade, to escape
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among ( preposition)
used to indicate three or more
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between (preposition)
used to indicate two
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amount (noun)
designates a quantity that is the whole
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number (noun)
designates a quantity divisible into units
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anxious (adjective)
apprehensive, uneasy
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eager (adjective)
marked by enthusiasm or impatience
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any way ( noun)
a possible way to do something
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anyway (adverb)
in any case, in any event
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adverse (adjective)
unfavorable, opposite, hostile
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averse (adjective)
used as averse to
feeling of repugnance, abhorrence
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bad (adjective)
unfavorable, severe, spoiled, disobedient
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badly (adverb)
poorly, disagreeably
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born (verb)
to be brought into existence by birth
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borne (verb)
past participle of to bear
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capital (noun)
assets calculated to produce income
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capitol (noun)
place where a legislative body meets
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cite (verb)
to quote as authority, to name
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sight (noun)
vision
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site (noun)
location
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composed [of] (participle adjective)
made up of
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divided [into] (participle adjective)
separated
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comprise (verb)
to include
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constitute (verb)
to establish, to make (create)
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conscience (noun)
internal distinction between right and wrong
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conscious (adjective)
alert, aware
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council (noun)
an official group
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counsel (verb)
to advise
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counsel (noun)
advice or advisor, attorney
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credible (adjective)
believable, trustworthy
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creditable (adjective)
worthy of praise
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credulous (adjective)
willing to take at face value, gullible
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currently (adverb)
at this time
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presently (adverb)
in the very near future
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delusion (noun)
false belief about the self or about other people or things
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illusion (noun)
misleading image
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device (noun)
object, vehicle
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devise (verb)
to give, as in a will or other testamentary document
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disinterested (adjective)
impartial, unbiased
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uninterested (adjective)
lack of curiosity, not interested
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eminent (adjective)
prominent in reference to a person
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imminent (adjective)
about to occur, threatening
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expect (verb)
to look forward to
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suspect (verb)
to think probable or likely
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farther (adverb)
distance
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further (adverb)
time, quantity
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fewer (adjective)
reduced number
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less (adjective)
reduced extent or degree
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foreword (noun)
prefatory comments to a book, not by the author
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forward (adverb)
progressively toward the front, ahead
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good (adjective)
suitable, satisfactory
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well (adjective)
healthy, desirable
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well (adverb)
suitably, satisfactorily
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imply (verb)
to suggest, to hint
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infer (verb)
to deduce, to draw a conclusion
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incredible (adjective)
unbelievable
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incredulous (adjective)
unwilling to take at face value, skeptical
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it's (contraction)
it is
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its (possessive pronoun)
belonging to it (a place or thing)
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later (adverb)
at a subsequent time
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latter (adjective)
near the end, the last mentioned of the two
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lay, laying, laid, laid (verb)
to place a person or an object
| - this verb requires a direct object
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lie, lying, lay, lain (verb)
to be in or to take a recline position
| - this verb does not use a direct object
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lend (verb)
to relinquish temporarily
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loan (noun)
a thing given for the borrower's temporary use
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liable (adjective)
responsible or legally bound
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libel (noun)
defamatory statement in written form
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may be (verb phrase)
might come to pass
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maybe (adverb)
perhaps, possibly
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nauseated (adjective)
affected by nausea (stomach distress)
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nauseous (adjective)
causing nausea
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passed (verb)
past participle of "to pass"
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past (noun or preposition)
previous time, beyond
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percent (noun)
use with a specific number
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percentage (noun)
use when no specific number is stated
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precede (verb)
to be, go, or come ahead or in front of
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proceed (verb)
to go forward, to continue
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principal (adjective or noun)
primary, leader of
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principle (noun)
rule
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sit (verb)
to rest on the posterior;
to be situated
-this verb does not use a direct object
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set (verb)
to place in a position;
to arrange
-this verb requires a direct object
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suppose (verb)
to assume, to conjecture
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supposed (adjective)
alleged, expected
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than (conjunction)
used in making a comparison
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then (adverb)
specifies when, used in describing time
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that, who (pronoun)
introduces restrictive (essential) description
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which, who (pronoun)
introduces nonrestrictive (nonessential) description
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their (possessive pronoun)
belonging to them
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there (adverb)
specifies where, used in describing a place
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they're (contraction)
they are
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to (preposition)
used as part of infinitives, connector in various idioms
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too (adverb)
also, in an excessive amount
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use (verb)
to employ, to implement, to consume
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use (noun)
function, purpose, utility
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used (adjective)
not new, accustomed
