Quiz on 4/17/15 Flashcards
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Antipode
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Direct opposite of something else
2
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Salient
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Most noticeable or important
3
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Facilitate
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Make easy or easier
4
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Sobriquet
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Nickname you give to someone that fits personality or size
5
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An apostrophe
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Often indicates that at least one letter has been omitted from a word
6
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Guideline #1 for Possession
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If a singular noun doesn’t end in -s, its possessive ends in -‘s
7
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Guideline #2 for Possession
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When you have plural nouns that end in -s (most do), add an apostrophe after the final -s
8
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Guideline #3 for Possession
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If a singular word ends in -s, form its possessive by adding -‘s
9
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Guideline #4 for Possession
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If a singular word ends in -s, form its possessive by adding an apostrophe after the -s
10
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Truculent
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Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
