Final Vocab and affix chpt 2 Flashcards

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bene

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good
Ex. beneficial, benefactor

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tude

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state, condition, or quality of being
Ex. solitude, aptitude

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luc, lum

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light
Ex. lucid, illuminate

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nate, nat

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born, birth
Ex. national

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ver, veri

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true, genuine
Ex. verified, verdict

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tact, tang

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to touch
Ex. contact, tangle

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psych

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soul, mind
Ex. psychic

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reg

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rule, direct, control
Ex. regional

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mut

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change
Ex. mutation`

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ven, vent

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come
Ex. adventure

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morph

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to change
Ex. geomorphic, anamorphic

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em

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put in or into, bring to a certain state
Ex. emergency

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acy

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denoting quality, state, or condition

Ex. privacy

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epi

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upon, on, over, near, at, before, and after
Ex. epigene

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ship

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character, office, skill, group
Ex. Leadership

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pel, puls

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to drive
Ex. propel, pulsate

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ab

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from/away
Ex. absent, abduct

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belie

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misrepresent

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convoluted

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complicated

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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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frugal

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characterized by the avoidance of excessive spending

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scarce

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lacking in supply

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partisan

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a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

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erroneous

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wrong, incorrect

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inconsequential

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not important or significant

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pedantic

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overly focused on small details while teaching or learning.

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cankerous

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infected with canker, ulcerous

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augment

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make greater by adding to it

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decry

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publicly denounce

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tedious

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too long, slow, or dull

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quell

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put an end to

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subject verb agreement

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the subject and verb must agree in number, that is a singular subject needs a singular verb and a plural subject.

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collective noun

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a noun that describes a group of something

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ellipsis

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omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage.

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indicative mood

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verbs that indicate a fact or opinion

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imperative mood

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verbs that express a command or request

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interrogative mood

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verbs that ask a question

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conditional mood

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verbs that express something that hasn’t happened or something that can happen if a certain condition is met

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subjunctive mood

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verbs that describe a state that is uncertain or contrary to fact

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clause

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a word group that contains both a subject and its verb or predicate

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independant clause

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can stand alone as a sentence and express a complete thought

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dependant clause

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does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

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simple sentence

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a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate

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complex sentence

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a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses

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compound sentence

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a sentence with more than one subject or predicate

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compound-complex sentence

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a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependant clauses