Unit 2 Flashcards

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1
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To steal the words or ideas of another person and use them as if they were your own words or ideas.

A

Plagiarize

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2
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A brief statement of the most important information in a piece of writing or speech.

A

Summary

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3
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To say (something that someone else has said or written) using different words.

A

Paraphrase

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4
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An exact copy of someone else’s words, surrounded by quotation marks.

A

Quotation

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5
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A source quoted in an essay or written response to give credit to the original author.

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Citation

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Special attention is given to someone for doing or making something happen.

A

Credit

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A feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, important, etc.

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Respect

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A document, film, painting, etc., is created by a person and not copied.

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Original

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To be slow or late about doing something that should be done: to delay doing something until later because you do not want to do it because you are lazy, etc.

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Procrastinate

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10
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Something that happens (usually negative) due to a particular action.

A

Consequence

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11
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To come to a country to live there.

A

Immigrate

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12
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To leave a country to live elsewhere.

A

Emigrate

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13
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A strongly held belief about what is important or acceptable.

A

Values

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To speak or act for (someone or something); to be a sign or symbol of (someone or something).

A

Represent

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15
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A group of people born and living during the same time.

A

Generation

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16
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To refuse to believe or accept something or someone.

A

Reject

17
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To say that something is good enough to be given official approval.

A

Accredit

18
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The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time.

A

Culture

19
Q

The words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning; the situation in which something happens.

A

Context

20
Q

To provide (someone) with a job that pays wages or a salary.

A

Employ

21
Q

The true situation that exists; the real situation.

A

Reality

22
Q

Pleasure and sadness are caused by remembering something from the past and wishing you could experience it again.

A

Nostalgia

23
Q

A difficult task or problem: something that is hard to do.

A

Challenge

24
Q

A feeling of sadness or grief caused especially by the loss of someone or something.

A

Sorrow

25
Q

The feeling of no longer having any hope.

A

Despair