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Mrs. Berry ALC Class > Usage Skills Test 2 > Flashcards

Usage Skills Test 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Assure

A

To promise or say with confidence. It is more about SAYING than doing.

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2
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Ensure

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To do or have what is necessary for success

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3
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Insure

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To cover with an insurance policy

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4
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What does farther imply

A

Distance

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5
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What does further imply

A

Figurative and non-physical distances

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6
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Principle

A

Rule or standard

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7
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Principal

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Head of school; the main person in charge

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8
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Cite

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To mention something or to quote someone as an example of proof

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9
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Site

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The location of something

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10
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Sight

A

Ability to see

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11
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What can you say something is done

A

food

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12
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What can you say something is finished

A

people

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13
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How many people is each other used for

A

two people

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14
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How many people us one another used for

A

more than two people

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15
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emigrate

A

to leave a country

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16
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immigrate

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to come to another country

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17
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hanged

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refers to people who are put to death by hanging

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18
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Hung

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used for everything but the kind of death

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19
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All together

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means in a group

20
Q

altogether

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means completely or the whole

21
Q

All ready

A

completely ready

22
Q

already

A

before or by this time

23
Q

desert

A

to leave or abandon or a dry waterless land

24
Q

dessert

A

sweet treat after dinner

25
Q

want

A

a simple desire for something

26
Q

desire

A

A longing for something, a more intense craving that a person has for something or someone.

27
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compliment

A

a kind word or encouragement

28
Q

complement

A

to complete, to round out

29
Q

peak

A

summit, highest point, to reach the extent of one’s abilities

30
Q

peek

A

a quick secret glance, to sneakily look

31
Q

pique

A

entice, excite

32
Q

What is ok to use on any title?

A

italics

33
Q

What size works do you italicize

A

big works

34
Q

What size works do you use quotations

A

smaller works

35
Q

different than

A

infrequently and is considered informal

36
Q

different from

A

when comparing more than two items, people

37
Q

imply

A

means to hint

38
Q

infer

A

means to conclude

39
Q

is it ok to use off and of together “get off of”

A

no.

40
Q

preceded

A

means to come before

41
Q

proceed

A

means to continue

42
Q

which

A

used as a pronoun when refering to things and people

43
Q

witch

A

scary or nasty person

44
Q

weather

A

used in referring to the earth’s atmosphere

45
Q

whether

A

Used as a conjunction to introduce choices

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