Vocab (Conventional Exprenssions) Flashcards

Be able to recognize and define different homonyms (spelled the same, different meaning)

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ingenuous

A

childlike/innocent (adj)

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ingenious

A

clever (adj)

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unqualified

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doesn’t meet requirements (adj)

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disqualified

A

someone/thing who became ineligible (adj)

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censored

A

banned (verb)

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censured

A

criticize a lot/disapprove (verb)

ex. celebrities get censured or cancelled over inappropriate behavior

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affect

A

impact something (verb)

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effect

A

the actual impact (noun)

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compliment

A

nice comment (v/n)

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complement

A

look well together (v/n)

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perspective

A

pov (noun)

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prospective

A

future thing

(ex. he’s a prospective student at UT)

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liable

A

responsible

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likely to

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likely to

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eluded

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escaped

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alluded

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hinted to/infer from

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prejudice

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preconceived, unfair bias (v/n)

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prejudiced

A

showing prejudice (adj)

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bias

A

unfair opinion for or against something (v/n)

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biased

A

unfairly viewing/acting on someone/thing (adj)