Semester 1 Finals

Question 1

What is FANBOYS

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What is SANBO

Answer 2

So, And, Or, But, Nor

Question 3

What does SANBO do?

Answer 3

connects two short clauses

Question 4

what is a pronoun

Answer 4

replaces proper noun

Question 5

what is antecedent?

Answer 5

pronoun that is replaced by antecedent

Question 6

difference between farther and further

Answer 6

farther is physical

Question 7

difference between fewer and less

Answer 7

fewer is applied to countable nouns, less is to abstract

Question 8

incisive

Answer 8

clear and sharp in analysis or expression

Question 9

assert

Answer 9

to state firmly

Question 10

haphazard

Answer 10

chosen randomly

Question 11

arbitrary

Answer 11

based on impulse rather than on reason

Question 12

inordinate

Answer 12

exceeding reasonable limits

Question 13

appreciable

Answer 13

noticeable

Question 14

outspoken

Answer 14

very candid

Question 15

ferocity

Answer 15

fierceness

Question 16

premeditated

Answer 16

planned beforehand

Question 17

coincidental

Answer 17

happening at the same time, by chance

Question 18

negligible

Answer 18

insignificant

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breadth

Answer 19

a wide range

Question 20

undaunted

Answer 20

not discouraged

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flout

Answer 21

to disobey openly

Question 22

prophetic

Answer 22

foreseeing the future

Question 23

contrive

Answer 23

to cleverly plot

Question 24

paucity

Answer 24

scarcity

Question 25

copious

Answer 25

abundant

Question 26

vehement

Answer 26

forceful

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foolhardy

Answer 27

unwisely bold

Question 28

spontaneity

Answer 28

the quality of following impulses

Question 29

deliberation

Answer 29

careful thinking

Question 30

pittance

Answer 30

an inadequate wage

Question 31

gargantuan

Answer 31

gigantic

Question 32

vibrant

Answer 32

vigorous, energetic

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headstrong

Answer 33

willful and stubborn

Question 34

unwittingly

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unknowingly, without awareness

Question 35

fortuitous

Answer 35

happening by lucky accident

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proliferate

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to spread quickly

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innumerable

Answer 37

too many to count

Question 38

integral

Answer 38

essential parts of a whole

Question 39

arid

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dry; desertlike

Question 40

ponder

Answer 40

to think about carefullt

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dogmatic

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starting opinions as truth

Question 42

rapt

Answer 42

deeply absorbed in something

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disregard

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to ignore

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paltry

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small and insignificant

Question 45

dearth

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a scarce supply

Question 46

postulate

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to assume the truth of something

Question 47

epiphany

Answer 47

a sudden insight into an essential truth

Question 48

receptive

Answer 48

willing to accept something

Question 49

enthrall

Answer 49

to charm

Question 50

plethora

Answer 50

overabundance

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devoid

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completely without something

Question 52

rationality

Answer 52

logic and reasoning

Question 53

pensive

Answer 53

deeply thoughtful

Question 54

scrutinize

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to examine carefully

Question 55

heedless

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not paying attention

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replenish

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to fill up again

Question 57

excerpt

Answer 57

a portion taken from a longer work

Question 58

reverie

Answer 58

a daydream

Question 59

philosophy

Answer 59

a set of personal values by which one lives

Question 60

tacit

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unspoken

Question 61

oblivious

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lacking awareness

Question 62

scant

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barely enough

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exhaustive

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complete

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stratagem

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a cunning scheme meant to trick

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plausible

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apparently true or reasonable

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vigilant

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watchful

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preoccupy

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to hold attention completely

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Proscribe

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to prohibit

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ascribe

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to attribute to

Question 70

scribe

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to person who copies documents

Question 71

circumscribe

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to enclose in a circle; to limit the power of

Question 72

scripture

Answer 72

sacred writing

Question 73

inscribe

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to engrave words on a surface

Question 74

subscript

Answer 74

a symbol written below and to the right of another

Question 75

nondescript

Answer 75

lacking distinctive features

Question 76

transcribe

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to make a written copy of spoken material

Question 77

prescribe

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to recommend as a medical treatment or remedy

Question 78

epithet

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example “God like Odysseus”

Question 79

in media res

Answer 79

story starts in the middle

Question 80

deus ex machina

Answer 80

unsolvable problem is suddenly solved, lord of the flies

Question 81

metis

Answer 81

cunning, tricky

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hubris

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overbearing ego

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Polyphemus

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cyclopes

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Eurymachus

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cunning suitor, one of leaders next to Antinous

Question 85

Eurycleia

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Odysseus’s nurse

Question 86

Nausicaa

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Alicnous’s daughter, finds Odysseus at the river

Question 87

Alcinous

Answer 87

wind god

Question 88

Eumaeus

Answer 88

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

Question 89

Menelaus

Answer 89

King of Sparta

Question 90

Phaecians

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build fast boats and like to dance

Question 91

Laertes

Answer 91

Odysseus’s dad

Question 92

Circe

Answer 92

goddes of magic