english vocab part one final

Question 1

the set of assumed readers, viewers or listeners for the text

Answer 1

audience

Question 2

the category (or categories) of writing your text will imitate

Answer 2

genre

Question 3

the primary task (or tasks) your text seeks to accomplish

Answer 3

purpose

Question 4

the means of publishing your text and appropriate formatting decisions

Answer 4

medium/design

Question 5

the most effective perspective or tone to adopt in your text

Answer 5

stance

Question 6

decriminalize

Answer 6

to do away with legal penalties for

Question 7

to reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty

Answer 7

incriminate

Question 8

an accusation made in reply, a counter charge

Answer 8

recrimination

Question 9

deserving blame

Answer 9

culpable

Question 10

one responsible for a crime

Answer 10

culprit

Question 11

statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong

Answer 11

mea culpa

Question 12

burden or obligation

Answer 12

onus

Question 13

unpleasant and burdensome

Answer 13

onerous

Question 14

to prove not guilty

Answer 14

exonerate

Question 15

praise or approval

Answer 15

approbation

Question 16

a dishonest or immoral person, a scoundrel

Answer 16

reprobate

Question 17

to scold or criticize

Answer 17

reprove

Question 18

crime, charge of crime

Answer 18

crimin

Question 19

to blame

Answer 19

culp

Question 20

Onus/Oner

Answer 20

burden

Question 21

prove good, approve

Answer 21

Prob/Prov

Question 22

shy, not assertive

Answer 22

diffident

Question 23

faithfulness; loyalty

Answer 23

fidelity

Question 24

to trust information with another

Answer 24

confide

Question 25

a misleading or mistaken idea

Answer 25

fallaxy

Question 26

misleading or deceptive

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fallacious

Question 27

capable of being mistaken; imperfect

Answer 27

fallible

Question 28

certain beyond doubt or question

Answer 28

indubitable

Question 29

worthy of fear or respect; mighty

Answer 29

redoubtable

Question 30

to trust;to believe

Answer 30

fid

Question 31

to deceive

Answer 31

fall

Question 32

o trust, to believe

Answer 32

cred

Question 33

doubtful

Answer 33

dub

Question 34

first

Answer 34

prim

Question 35

nov

Answer 35

new

Question 36

end,border, limit

Answer 36

fin

Question 37

condition of being first in time or importance

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primacy

Question 38

extremely ancient; of earliest time

Answer 38

primeval

Question 39

defining for all others; standard

Answer 39

definitive

Question 40

extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small

Answer 40

infinitesimal

Question 41

showing creativity and originality

Answer 41

innovative

Question 42

deviating from a pattern or rule

Answer 42

aberrant

Question 43

wrong or inaccurate

Answer 43

erroneous

Question 44

an attack on another’s territory; a raid

Answer 44

incursion

Question 45

wandering or straying

Answer 45

errant

Question 46

to lower in dignity or esteem; insult

Answer 46

degrade

Question 47

act of going out; exit

Answer 47

egress

Question 48

hasty and superficial

Answer 48

cursory

Question 49

to avoid by going around; bypass

Answer 49

circumvent

Question 50

that which comes before; forerunner

Answer 50

precursor

Question 51

help for a problem; solution

Answer 51

recourse

Question 52

Grad/Gress

Answer 52

to go forth, to proceed

Question 53

Vent/Ven

Answer 53

to come

Question 54

Cur/curs

Answer 54

to run