ELANG 322 Quiz 11-6-2013 Flashcards
(32 cards)
faze
to disconcert/daunt
phase
to carry out a plan
for free
pro; avoid when you can by using “for nothing” or “at no cost”
free
pre
gratis
“free” adverb or adjective; don’t use a preposition before it
former/latter
only used in a series of two; for more than two use “first” and “last”
height
pre
heighth
pro
in
position or location
into
movement (preposition)
in to
give in to something, we went in to buy milk
ingenious
inventive
ingenuous
naive, innocent
ingenuity
ingenious-ness, creativity
ingenuousness
naivete, innocence
lead
present tense of “lead” or a metal
led
past tense of “lead”
lend
lend, lent, lent - lend is the verb, not the noun
loan
only a noun; some allow using it as a verb but only for money
majority
shouldn’t use for “most”; good to use when talking about votes; majority of people is plural
plurality
largest vote among three or four candidates (but less than 50%) - not an absolute majority
practicable
feasible, possible
practical
capable of being put to good use - it makes sense
precede
to go/come before
