English II - Vocab/Grammar Test Flashcards by Emma Jakubowski | Brainscape

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gregarious

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sociable

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megaton

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the force of a million tons of dynamite

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soliloquy

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a speech to oneself

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put

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think

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confluence

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a flowing together

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hypothecate

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pledge as security

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dox

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opinion

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contravene

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go against

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heterodox

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unorthodox

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sol

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alone

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hypo

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under

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altercation

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heated dispute

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mollify

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make soft

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circum

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around

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circumlocute

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talking in circles

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fy

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make

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con

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together

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mega

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large

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ous

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full of

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alter

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other

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contra

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against

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putative

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thought to be

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hetero

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different

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pater

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father

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ver

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true

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sangui

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blood

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ego

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i

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ven

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come

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flu

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flow

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loqu

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talk

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moll

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soft

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greg

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group

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tion

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act or state

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paterfamilias

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male head of a family

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aver

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affirm or declare

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sangfroid

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cold blooded composure

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alter ego

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second self

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Mal

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bad (malicious)

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post

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after (postpartum)

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dict

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say (diction)

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port

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carry (portable)

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omni

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all (omniscient)

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lith

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rock (monolithic)

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bene

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good (benefit)

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cred

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believe (credible)

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neo

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new (neophyte)

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uni

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one (unilateral)

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non

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not (nonfiction)

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archy

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government (anarchy)

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inter

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between (interwhine)

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vid

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look (video)

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mono

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one (mpnosarchoride)

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pond

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weight (pound)

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in

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not (invalid)

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sci

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know (science)

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phyte

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plant (phytoplasm)

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lat

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side (lateral)

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malapropism

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ludicrous misuse of a word

“his malapropisms amused us”

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nonpulsed

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perplexed/confused

“He was nonplussed by the unexpected questions”

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heirarchy

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ranking

“the social hierarchy…”

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portly

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stout

“the portly doorman carried himself greatfully”

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interdiction

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prohibition/stopping

“The judge’s interdiction stopped the construction”

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vide

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see

“Vide his definition of politics on page 35”

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omnibus

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covering many things/ umbrella term

“the omnibus class covered us history to asian”

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monolithic

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massive and uniform / really fking big

“the monolithic pyramid”

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imponderable

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difficult to ponder

“he tried to weight the imponderable issue”

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benediction

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blessing

“The grandfather’s benediction made them happy”

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incredulous

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not believing

“her incredulous face revealed her distrust”

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omniscient

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all knowing

“Omniscient pov”

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neophyte

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beginner

“the graduate was a neophyte in the field”

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unilateral

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one sided

“the unilateral decision required no conference”