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Semester 1 Finals Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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What is FANBOYS

A

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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2
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What is SANBO

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So, And, Or, But, Nor

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3
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What does SANBO do?

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connects two short clauses

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4
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what is a pronoun

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replaces proper noun

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5
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what is antecedent?

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pronoun that is replaced by antecedent

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6
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difference between farther and further

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farther is physical

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7
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difference between fewer and less

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fewer is applied to countable nouns, less is to abstract

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8
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incisive

A

clear and sharp in analysis or expression

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9
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assert

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to state firmly

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10
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haphazard

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chosen randomly

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11
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arbitrary

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based on impulse rather than on reason

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12
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inordinate

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exceeding reasonable limits

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13
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appreciable

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noticeable

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14
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outspoken

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very candid

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15
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ferocity

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fierceness

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16
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premeditated

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planned beforehand

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17
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coincidental

A

happening at the same time, by chance

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18
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negligible

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insignificant

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19
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breadth

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a wide range

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20
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undaunted

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not discouraged

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21
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flout

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to disobey openly

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22
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prophetic

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foreseeing the future

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23
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contrive

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to cleverly plot

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24
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paucity

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scarcity

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25
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copious

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abundant

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26
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vehement

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forceful

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27
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foolhardy

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unwisely bold

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28
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spontaneity

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the quality of following impulses

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29
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deliberation

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careful thinking

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30
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pittance

A

an inadequate wage

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31
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gargantuan

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gigantic

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32
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vibrant

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vigorous, energetic

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33
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headstrong

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willful and stubborn

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34
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unwittingly

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unknowingly, without awareness

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35
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fortuitous

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happening by lucky accident

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36
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proliferate

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to spread quickly

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37
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innumerable

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too many to count

38
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integral

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essential parts of a whole

39
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arid

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dry; desertlike

40
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ponder

A

to think about carefullt

41
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dogmatic

A

starting opinions as truth

42
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rapt

A

deeply absorbed in something

43
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disregard

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to ignore

44
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paltry

A

small and insignificant

45
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dearth

A

a scarce supply

46
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postulate

A

to assume the truth of something

47
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epiphany

A

a sudden insight into an essential truth

48
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receptive

A

willing to accept something

49
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enthrall

A

to charm

50
Q

plethora

A

overabundance

51
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devoid

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completely without something

52
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rationality

A

logic and reasoning

53
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pensive

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deeply thoughtful

54
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scrutinize

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to examine carefully

55
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heedless

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not paying attention

56
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replenish

A

to fill up again

57
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excerpt

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a portion taken from a longer work

58
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reverie

A

a daydream

59
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philosophy

A

a set of personal values by which one lives

60
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tacit

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unspoken

61
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oblivious

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lacking awareness

62
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scant

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barely enough

63
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exhaustive

A

complete

64
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stratagem

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a cunning scheme meant to trick

65
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plausible

A

apparently true or reasonable

66
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vigilant

A

watchful

67
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preoccupy

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to hold attention completely

68
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Proscribe

A

to prohibit

69
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ascribe

A

to attribute to

70
Q

scribe

A

to person who copies documents

71
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circumscribe

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to enclose in a circle; to limit the power of

72
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scripture

A

sacred writing

73
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inscribe

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to engrave words on a surface

74
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subscript

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a symbol written below and to the right of another

75
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nondescript

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lacking distinctive features

76
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transcribe

A

to make a written copy of spoken material

77
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prescribe

A

to recommend as a medical treatment or remedy

78
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epithet

A

example “God like Odysseus”

79
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in media res

A

story starts in the middle

80
Q

deus ex machina

A

unsolvable problem is suddenly solved, lord of the flies

81
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metis

A

cunning, tricky

82
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hubris

A

overbearing ego

83
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Polyphemus

A

cyclopes

84
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Eurymachus

A

cunning suitor, one of leaders next to Antinous

85
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Eurycleia

A

Odysseus’s nurse

86
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Nausicaa

A

Alicnous’s daughter, finds Odysseus at the river

87
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Alcinous

A

wind god

88
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Eumaeus

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loyal sheperdherd to Odysseus, his hut is where Telemachus and O reunite

89
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Menelaus

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King of Sparta

90
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Phaecians

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build fast boats and like to dance

91
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Laertes

A

Odysseus’s dad

92
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Circe

A

goddes of magic

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