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Vocab Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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blue (and variations)

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shake b handshape (dark- swipe quickly away, light- shake slightly once, bright and neon- look suprised while you do dark blue)

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color

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shake fingers on chin

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black

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wipe index on forehead

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brown

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swipe b handshape down cheek

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gray

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brush open 5 handshapes on each other

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green

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shake g handshape (variations follow blue)

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orange

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squeeze o handshape at chin

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pink

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p handshape to chin, shake middle finger

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purple

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shake p handshape

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red

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pull index into x at chin

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11
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yellow

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shake y handshape

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12
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school

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clap open 5s on each other

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13
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nursery

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fingerspell nursery OR sign baby-school

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14
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daycare

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fingerspell

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15
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kindergarten

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wave k handshape under palm down 5 handshape

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16
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preschool

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fingerspell “pre-k”

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17
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elementary

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shake e under palm down 5 handshape +school

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18
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junior high

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j sign into an r + school

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19
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middle school

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circle bent 5 handshape until it is fingertip down on palm up base

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high school

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fingerspell HS

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21
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basic adult education

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basic + adult (stacking 5 handshapes) + education (e to d away from face)

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22
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vocational school

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fingerspell VOC + school

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23
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continuing education

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continue (push a handshapes away from you) + education

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24
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types/kinds

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circle k handshapes to a stack

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25
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private

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tap thumb of a handshape on chin

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charter school

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fingerspell charter +school

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religious school

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religious (r facing towards you flip out) +school

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public

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circle index finger in front of chin

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29
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boarding school

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fingerspell boarding +school

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30
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home school

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home +school

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31
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grade

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sideways g handshape from top to bottom of outward base

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32
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grades 1-9

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sign the number twisting towards you +grade

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33
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freshman- senior

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starting on ring finger, press into palm

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34
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community college

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twist bent 5 handshapes against each other +college

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35
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college

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bring 5 handshape off of 5 base and out in a half circle

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36
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university

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college, but with a u

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37
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graduate

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circle g handshape until it lands on palm up base

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38
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enroll/enter

A

push bent 5 handshape under bent 5 base

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39
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transfer

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use bent 2 handshape and swipe over

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40
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graduate school

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graduate + school OR crossed arms 2 and 4 +school

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41
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law school

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fingerspell law +school

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42
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medical school

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set dominant hand middle finger down on palm up base and shake slightly +school

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43
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st. or mc names

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sign the prefix, raise eyebrows and pause, then continue

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44
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possessive ‘s on brand names

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sign s at end of name while twisting away

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45
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gallaudet university

A

pinch L back past head

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46
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campus

A

tap two i handshapes on each other

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47
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playground

A

play + circle italian to flat

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48
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ASL lab

A

fingerspell it

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49
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computer lab

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computer + lab

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50
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science lab

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circle a handshapes + lab

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51
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accessibility services

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DA + rub bent 5 handshapes + alternate pushing palm up handshapes in front of you

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52
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office

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room, but with an o

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53
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room

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make a box front to back then side to side

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54
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Dean

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fingerspell dean

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55
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police

A

c shape across chest, tap on collarbone

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56
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admissions

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see enroll

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57
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library

A

move L in circle in front of torso

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58
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cafeteria

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swipe C handshape down on left then right side of mouth

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59
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auditorium

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start claw hands together and pull up and out

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60
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health

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pull claw hands away and closed from torso

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61
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center

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same as middle

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62
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gym

A

shake g handshapes by neck

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63
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track and field

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using thumbs up, rotate quickly in alternate directions + circle flat base hand palm down

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64
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principal

A

circle p handshape over fist base, land middle down

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65
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financial aid

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money+ help

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66
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registrar’s office

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enroll + office

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67
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career

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work +major

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68
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transfer

A

bring bent 2 handshape away from collarbone

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69
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counseling/advising

A

on fist base, flare out italian handshape repeatedly

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70
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class

A

make circle away from chin with c handshapes

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71
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hallway

A

bring palms facing each other flat handshapes forward away from chest

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72
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bathroom

A

shake t

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73
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blackboard

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black +draw a box using index fingers

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74
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whiteboard

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white + board

75
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desk/table

A

lay arms on top of each other and tap them together

76
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chair

A

tap 2 fingershapes on each other

77
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LCD projector

A

LCD (FS) + italian handshape flared out in direction of projection

78
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LCD Screen

A

LCD + Board

79
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Window

A

stack b handshapes and pull away repeatedly

80
Q

door

A

using b handshapes, brush back of dominant hand against front of base palms out

81
Q

clock

A

time + pull big handshapes away in a line

82
Q

textbook

A

class + book OR text (FS) + book

83
Q

workbook

A

work + book

84
Q

spiral notebook

A

paper + book + pull index away from base in a spiral

85
Q

eraser (pencil)

A

use side of fist to “erase” off of base hand

86
Q

eraser (whiteboard)

A

mime using an eraser on whiteboard

87
Q

paper

A

brush palm down handshape on palm up base TOWARDS YOU

88
Q

paper clip

A

paper + put 2 fingers over palm in base hand (like a clip)

89
Q

stapler

A

squeeze dominant hand as if using a stapler

90
Q

pencil/pen

A

press index and thumb together and bring from chin to base hand like writing

91
Q

scissor

A

use a 2 handshape and cut upwards

92
Q

calculator

A

“type” on base hand angled up

93
Q

check

A

draw check in air with pencil handshape

94
Q

label

A

brush u handshape off of palm up base handshape

95
Q

unscramble

A

word+ move italian handshapes

96
Q

sequence

A

move italian handshapes + count off listing hand

97
Q

true or false

A

sure + swipe index on nose

98
Q

compare

A

shake cupped handshapes on either side of head

99
Q

scribble

A

scribble in the air with pencil handshape

100
Q

fill in the blank

A

pull away index to thumb handshape + draw a line with middle + write in the air with pencil

101
Q

multiple choice

A

MC (FS)

102
Q

circle (shape)

A

keep base hand with index out still while drawing a circle with dominant index

103
Q

circle (draw a circle)

A

draw a circle with pencil handshape

104
Q

match

A

tap claw handshapes on each other with palms on

105
Q

underline

A

word + draw line with pinkie

106
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cross out

A

word + draw a line with pencil

107
Q

give

A

italian handshapes from giver to reciever

108
Q

walk

A

flip palm down handshapes away from you

109
Q

run

A

link gun handshapes and trigger left thumb and right index

110
Q

break

A

to have a break- slice 4 handshape in half
to break something- snap a pencil
to have something break (larger item)- bring claw handshapes into each other

111
Q

broke

A

hit neck with palm down knife hand

112
Q

break up with

A

s handshapes together out and down into p

113
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counselor

A

counseling + person

114
Q

teacher

A

teach + person

115
Q

teach

A

pull italian handshapes away from forehead

116
Q

faculty

A

slide f across collarbone

117
Q

assistant

A

stack thumb up handshapes on each other

118
Q

science

A

circle a handshapes away from you

119
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nurse

A

tap u handshape on wrist of fist up arm

120
Q

track coach

A

track + coach (tap claw fingers down on shoulder)

121
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librarian

A

library + person

122
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janitor

A

push mop with fist handshapes OR clean + person

123
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president

A

pull claws closed and away from each other in front of forehead

124
Q

vice president

A

president + assistant

125
Q

tan

A

swipe t down cheekr

126
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brown

A

swipe b down cheek

127
Q

black

A

swipe index across forehead

128
Q

white

A

pull full hand closed away from chest

129
Q

gray

A

brush open 5 handshapes against each other

130
Q

anatomy

A

palm up handshapes from shoulder down to hips

131
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art

A

bring pinkie out handshape down wiggled on base hand

132
Q

band/music

A

wave 5 handshape over elbow on closed fist down base arm

133
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biology

A

circle b handshapes in front of torso

134
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chemistry

A

circle c handshapes in front of torso

135
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computer science

A

computer + science

136
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culinary arts

A

cooking (flip palm down dom to palm up dom on palm up base)

137
Q

history

A

bounce h handshape awya from shoulder

138
Q

geography

A

shake dom hand pinching top of fist down base

139
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government

A

circle g handshape into tapping temple

140
Q

politics

A

government, but with a p instead

141
Q

literature

A

read + write

142
Q

read

A

wiggle bent 2 handshape down sideways flat base

143
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math

A

brush m handshapes on each other

144
Q

physics

A

run bent 2 handshapes into each other

145
Q

vocational

A

VOC (FS)

146
Q

woodworking

A

slice palm up base with knife dominant

147
Q

theater

A

alternate brushing a handshapes on shoulders

148
Q

ASL Studies

A

asl + deaf + study

149
Q

audiology

A

circle thumb up handshape and tap to ear

150
Q

business

A

brush b back and forth on side of fist base

151
Q

communication studies

A

alternate pushing c handshapes forward + study

152
Q

economics

A

money but with an e dominant

153
Q

education

A

push E into D while bringing away from torso

154
Q

engineering

A

hold thumbs of Y handshape still and shake dominant

155
Q

environmental studies

A

circle index up with flat dominant + study

156
Q

law

A

LAW (FS)

157
Q

medical

A

shake dominant hand with middle finger on palm up base

158
Q

psychology

A

turn base hand palm out and slice between thumb with dominant knife hand

159
Q

sign language interpreting

A

sign language + interlock thumb with index handshapes and shake

160
Q

interpreter

A

interpret + person

161
Q

social work

A

tap s and then w on palm up base

162
Q

sociology

A

hold s handshapes, circle out into L handshapes

163
Q

speech pathology

A

speech (tap bent 2 on chin) + help

164
Q

high school diploma

A

HS + pull F handshapes away from each other

165
Q

degree

A

pull F handshapes away from each other

166
Q

Associates degree

A

A A (FS) or AS (FS)

167
Q

bachelor degree

A

BS (FS) OR BA (FS)

168
Q

Masters degree

A

M facing you, turn out to A or S

169
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masters in education

A

tap back of 2 handshapes on each other + slide index forward on index base

170
Q

PHD

A

PHD (fingerspell, twist h up to look like a u though)

171
Q

drop out

A

grade + throw index finger in other direction

172
Q

drop a course

A

pick up + don’t want

173
Q

full time

A

brush 5 handshape on fist base + time

174
Q

part time

A

cut palm up base with 5 handshape + time

175
Q

semester

A

pull s handshape sideways then down

176
Q

withdraw (from school)

A

pull w handhsape towards you + turn into d

177
Q

review listing techniques

A

shoulder turn, and, plus

178
Q

“then”

A

finish

179
Q

100

A

1C

180
Q

1,000

A

1M

181
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10,000

A

10 + center

182
Q

100,000

A

1+c+ center

183
Q

1 million

A

1 + monday

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