English flashcards list 2

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quid pro quo

My mom made a quid pro quo with my brother about getting a phone.

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An agreement between two people or groups which will be an exchange of goods or services

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aesthetic

The painting is the mueseum is very aesthetic

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To talk about bueaty or related ot bueaty to appreciate it

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unicity

Cristiano Ronaldo unicity is his soccer skills

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To be unique or one of a kind

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connote

Being a captain connotes leadership

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To imply or to suggest an idea

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prose

I prosed a spanish poem to my mom

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written or spoken in its ordinary form

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via

via playing soccer, you can get in shape

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by way of

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ramifications

If i dont study for a test, a ramification will occur.

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a consequence that happens

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vis-a-vis

They sat vis-a-vis from the soccer ball

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face to face or in regards

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schadenfreude

My least favorite teacher triped and i got a moment of schadenfreude

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getting joy over someone else is harm

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ergo

My mom got fired ergo, she has no job

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therefore

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ellipsis

He said this is not a good idea, but we can try.

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a punctuation mark of three dots

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anachronistic

Wearing leather boots to play soccer today would be anachronistic

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something that is out of place in terms of time period

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ad hominem

The student made an ad hominem to the teachers strategy critizing.

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A argument when a someone attacks anther person instead of adressing the issue

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etymology

The etymology of the word cake come from Old Norse word ‘‘kaka’’

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the origin word and their meaning how it has changed overtime

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ubiquitous

Smartphones are ubiquitous in the world today

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Presented or you can find it everywhere

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archaic

The leather soccer ball was once common, but now became arachaic

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In old-fashion or no longer in common use

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loan word

English has many loan words from French

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use other languages words and putting it in your langueage

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perfunctory

When he was playing soccer, his perfunctory effort was obvious

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done with little intrest or little effort