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English Midterm Flashcards

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admonish

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to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

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breach

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an opening, gap, rupture, rift, a violation or infraction: to create an opening, break through

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brigand

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a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

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circumspect

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careful, caution

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commandeer

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to seize for military or official use

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cumbersome

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clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

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deadlock

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a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces of faction; to bring to such a standstill

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debris

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scattered fragments, wreckage

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diffuse

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to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

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dilemma

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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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efface

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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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muddle

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to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; a hopeless mess

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opinionated

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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas. having a closed mind BRADLEY

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perennial

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lasting for a long time, persistent, a plant that lives for many yeears

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predispose

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to incline to beforehand

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relinquish

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to let go, give up

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salvage

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to save from fire or shipwreck. property thus saved

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spasmodic

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sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

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spurious

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not genuine, not true, not valid

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unbridled

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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

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adjorn

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to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

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alien

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a citizen of another country; foreign, strange

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comely

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having a pleasing appearance

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compensate

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to make up for; to repay for services

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dissolute

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loose in one’s morals or behavior

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erratic

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not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

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expulsion

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the process of driving or forcing out

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feint

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a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

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fodder

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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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fortify

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to strengthen, build up

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illegible

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difficult or impossible to read

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jeer

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to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision

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lucrative

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bringing in money; profitable

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mediocre

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average, ordinary, undistinguished

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proliferate

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to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

36
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subjugate

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to conquer by force, bring under complete control

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sully

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to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

38
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tantalize

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to tease, torment by teasing

39
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terse

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brief and to the point

40
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unflinching

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firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

41
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What is a linking verb? Give examples.

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Can stand alone in a sentence. Am, is, are, was, were, be….

42
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What is a verb?

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A verb expresses action or a state of being

43
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What are three types of verbs?

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Action verbs, linking verbs, helping verbs

44
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What is a helping verb? Give examples.

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A helping verb is always HELPING either an action verb or linking verb. It cannot stand alone In a sentence.
Do, does, did, am, is, are, was, were, be, been, would

I will play the piano (helping verb and action verb)
I will be a teacher (helping verb and linking verb)

45
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Is NOT a verb?

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Noooooooo

46
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Identify verb types in these verb phrases:

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Should go - should (helping/auxiliary) go (main verb)
Has been given - has been (helping/auxiliary verb) given (main)
Will be leaving - will be (helping/auxiliary verb) leaving (main )

47
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In what kinds of sentence can verb phrases be broken apart?

HAVE my jeans BEEN WASHED?

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Interrogative/question sentence

48
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In what kind of sentence are verb phrases kept together?

The window MUST HAVE BEEN BROKEN.

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Declarative/statements

49
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List some common prepositions.

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About, above, behind, below, between, down, during, except, for, from, in, like, of, on, over, past, since, to, toward, under, until, up, with, within

50
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What is figurative language?

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A way of saying something other than using the literal meaning of the words.

51
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Name the types of figurative language.

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Personification, metaphor, simile, alliteration, oxymoron, imagery, symbolism, assonance, consonance, repetition, onomatopoeia, hyperbole

52
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Give example of a figure of speech

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“Rocked back and forth like an empty cradle” - simile from Scarlet Ibis

53
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What is plot?

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The sequence of events in a story.

Plot is composed of introduction/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,resolution

54
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Give an example of part of a plot.

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“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use the stones.” Climax-The Lottery

55
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What is setting? Give example.

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Time and place that story takes place. Ex: 9 o’clock in the evening in the bath The Landlady

56
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What is point of view? 1st 2nd 3rd?

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Who is telling the story
1st- author is talking
2nd?
3rd- author is talking about characters

57
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Give an example of a short story and what person it is told in.

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Love is told in the 3rd person

58
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What are tone/mood?

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The attitude or feeling of the story

59
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Give an example of the tone/mood of one of your short stories

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The Scarlet Ibis had a depressing tone

60
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What is conflict?

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The problem of the story

61
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Give an example of conflict from your short stories

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The Lottery - the conflict was man vs. the group

62
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What is foreshadowing?

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Writers use of hints or clues to indicate events or situations that will occur later.

63
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Give an example of foreshadowing?

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“I stuff all of my little pets when they pass away.” The Landlady

64
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What is universal theme?

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Main idea such as love as in the short story Love

65
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What is irony?

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When reality is the opposite of what it seems

66
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Give an example of irony in a short story you’ve read

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“Renaming my brother was perhaps the kindest thing I ever did for him because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle.”

67
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What three types of irony are there?

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Situational, dramatic, verbal

68
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What is characterization and what two types are there?

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It is how you describe the character(s). Two types are direct and indirect

69
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Give an example of characterization in one of your novels

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Indirect characterization in Of Mice and Men: Steinbeck doesn’t say that Lennie is mentally challenged but from things he says and does in the story, you can figure it out

70
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What is diction?

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Diction is the authors choice of words.

71
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Give an example of diction.

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“Cross their hearts and hope to die” Scarlet Ibis

72
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What is an introduction/broad statement in a writing piece?

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It is the

73
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What is the definition of thesis statement in a writing piece and where do you find it in a piece?

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It is

74
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What are transition words or phrases and where do you find them?

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They are

75
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What is MLA format and what is it used for?

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Headings-
In-text citations-
Quotation citations-

76
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What quotes will you use to support your essay about Of Mice and Men.

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”

77
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What three map points will you use for your essay?

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  1. Lennie was part of the dream
  2. Why he couldn’t go on without Lennie
  3. What George’s life would have bee like without Lennie.
78
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What is a common noun?

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A noun usually preceded by “the”- represents one or all members of a CLASS of things. (The cat, the cats) includes subgroups of concrete and abstract nouns)

79
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What is a concrete noun?

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It refers to things that exist physically. Tangible objects. Person, place or thing. Cat, house etc

80
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What is an abstract noun.

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It refers to something you can’t physically interact with. Intangible “concepts” like love. Ex: “ Send them my love.” You can really send love.

81
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What is a proper noun?

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They Name Specific entities such as London, Jupiter, Starbucks.
Start with capital letter

82
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What is a collective noun?

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Collective nouns denote a group as a single entity (can be people , animals, objects, concepts)
Ex: the army, band, cast, committee

83
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What is a plural noun?

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Nouns with “s” added to them to indicate more than one: boys, books, boxes

84
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What is a singular noun?

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When a noun means only ONE of something: box, boy, book

85
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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A phrase that usually starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or clause which is its object. It might have a modifier also.
Ex: “ From (preposition) my (modifier) grandmother ( noun)

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