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ELANG 322 Test - Unit 2-3 Flashcards

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e.g.

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exempli gratia; used to mean “for example” - use after a comma and don’t italicize

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i.e.

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id est; used to mean “that is”

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eminent

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prominent, distinguished

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immanent

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inherent; pervading the material world

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imminent

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soon to occur, impending

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fact

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branded as “wordy” - called a mark of bad writing; use with caution

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in fact

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?

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the fact that

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branded as “wordy” - called a mark of bad writing; use with caution

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real

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adjective; proscribed when used to mean “very” - ex:”he is real fast”

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really

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adverb; prescribed to say “he is really fast”

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regretful

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feeling or showing regret; a person is regretful

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regretfully

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in a regretful manner

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regrettable

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causing regret; a situation is regrettable

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regrettably

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unfortunately

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used to

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prescribed

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use to

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proscribed

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verbal

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involving words, whether written or spoken; proscribed to use “verbal” to only mean “spoken” because verbal (with words) could be written communication

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verbally

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?

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oral

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only spoken, from the mouth

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orally

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?

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apprise

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to inform

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appraise

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to evaluate

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around

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american; used for space/circumference

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round

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british

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about

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use for general

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as far as

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needs a complement (“are concerned” or “go”); “as for him” is more concise

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so far as

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the issue is not between so and as, it’s using “as/so far as” without a clause

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between you and I

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proscribed (hypercorrection); should be between you and me because “I” is not an object form

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blatant

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conspicuous, obvious (done for all to see or hear)

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flagrant

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shocking, deplorable (could be done secretly)

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capital

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money or cities

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capitol

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a building

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flounder

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to struggle

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founder

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to sink

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healthy

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in good health

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healthful

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promoting/conducive to good health

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relative pronouns

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supposed to agree in number and person with its antecedent, ex: “it is I who am here” rather than “who is here”

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reflexive pronouns

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can only be used after an antecedent (a subject or an object), ex: “Gayle herself” where “Gayle” is the antecedent to which the reflexive pronoun refers

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epicene pronouns

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a pronoun that is gender-neutral. You should match the pronoun with the gender you’re referring to

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impact

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noun, not a verb

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impacted

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wisdom teeth only; not to be used as a verb otherwise

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mutual

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reciprocal between two people - “mutual friend” should be “common friend”

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common

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shared by two or more - doesn’t have to be reciprocal

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reciprocal

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done in return

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rack

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to torture, oppress

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wrack

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verb: to destroy utterly, to wreck, noun: wreckage, utter destruction

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toward

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American

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towards

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British

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49
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who’s

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who is

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whose

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possessive

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51
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adopted

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passive

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adoptive

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active - the one who adopts - usually refers to the adults, not the children

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adviser

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pre

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advisor

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pro

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classic

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outstandingly authoritative or important

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classical

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related to “the classics” - Greek, Latin, English lit or music

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deprecate

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to dissaprove earnestly; self-deprecate is proscribed - should be self-depreciating

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depreciate

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to belittle, disparage, to fall in value

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faze

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to disconcert/daunt

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phase

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to carry out a plan

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for free

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pro, avoid when you can by using “for nothing” or “at no cost”

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free

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pre

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gratis

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free - adverb or adjective; don’t use a preposition before it

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former/latter

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only use in a series of two; for more than two use “first” and “last”

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height

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pre

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heighth

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pro

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in

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position or location

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into

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movement (preposition)

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in to

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give in to something, we went in to buy milk

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ingenious

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inventive

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ingenuous

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naïve, innocent

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ingenuity

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ingenious-ness

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ingenuousness

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naiveté, innocence

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lead

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present tense of “lead” or a metal

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led

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past tense of “lead”

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lend

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lend, lent, lent - lend is the verb, not the noun

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loan

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only a noun; some allow using it as a verb, but only for money

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majority

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shouldn’t use for “most”; good to use when talking about votes; majority of people is plural, otherwise it’s singular?

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minority

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?

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plurality

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majority means absolute majority, plurality is the largest vote among three or four candidates, but not necessarily more than 50%

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practicable

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feasible, possible

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practical

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opposite of theoretical, capable of being put to good use

83
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precede

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to go come before

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proceed

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to go ahead

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prophecy

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noun

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prophesy

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verb

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ravage

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destruction or devastation through repeated acts

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ravish

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to abduct and rape, to enrapture

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ravishing

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captivating, enchanting

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stationary

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immoblie

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stationery

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paper and envelopes

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decimate

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destroy a large part of but not all

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desert

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abandon a place/person; a dry place

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dessert

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food

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deserts

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abandon (can’t abandon plans or efforts

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enthuse

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pro (backformation); use “inspire”

97
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equally as

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pro (redundant); just use “equally”

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flammable

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pro

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inflammable

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pre (combustible)

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gender

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social

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sex

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physical

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historic

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significant

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historical

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pertaining to history

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incredible

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unbelievable, amazing

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incredulous

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skeptical, doubting

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leave

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to go away from, to cause to remain; “leave me alone” is pro

107
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let

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let him alone is pre; aux. verb

108
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alumnus

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masc. sing

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alum

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clipped form - acceptable?

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alumna

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fem. sing

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alumni

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masc. plural

112
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alumnae

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fem. Plural

113
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anticipate

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to foresee and prepare for

114
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chord

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musical grouping, geometric

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cord

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strings, vocal cords

116
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crescendo

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the growing/buildup - not a plateau; you can’t reach a crescendo

117
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climax

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?

118
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criteria

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plural

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criterion

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singular

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criterions

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alternate plural form

121
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a lot

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a large quantity

122
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a lot

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pro

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allot

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to set aside

124
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agenda

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latin plural: “things to be done”; pro: list of things to do

125
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already

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?

126
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all ready

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totally/completely ready

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allege

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to claim; pro: doubtful

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alleged

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accused

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allegedly

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has been accused of; pro: doubtful

130
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allude

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to refer to something indirectly

131
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elude

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to avoid

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mention/refer

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direct reference

133
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antagonist

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opponent

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protagonist

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the one chief character (can’t have multiple protagonists for one book)

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hero

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when referring to multiple protagonists in one novel

136
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anyway

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linking adverb = transition

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anyways

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pro

138
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any way

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literal - qualquer maneira

139
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aggravate

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to make worse

140
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aggravating

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?

141
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ain’t

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pro

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apt

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habitually/generally likely (somewhat negative connotation)

143
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liable

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subject or exposed to (negative sense); not simply “likely”

144
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likely

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a particular circumstance (one instance - probably)

145
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convince

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changes belief/attitude; “convince of”

146
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persuade

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leads to action; “persuade to do”

147
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medium

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singular of “media”

148
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media

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not singular; it is the plural of medium, also a mass noun, “medias” is pro

149
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sensual

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sexual

150
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sensuous

A

the five senses

151
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all together

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in unison

152
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altogether

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completely, entirely

153
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allusion

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reference

154
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illusion

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deception, hallucination

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anxious

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negative connotation

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eager

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positive connotation

157
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awhile

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adverb - ?

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a while

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noun

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accept

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agree to

160
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except

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exclude

161
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in behalf of

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not representing, but for someone’s benefit

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on behalf of

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representing, speaking for

163
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being

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dialectal, pro?

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being as

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dialectal, pro?

165
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being as how

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dialectal, pro?

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being that

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dialectal, pro?

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