ELANG 322 Quiz 11-6-2013 Flashcards

1
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faze

A

to disconcert/daunt

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2
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phase

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to carry out a plan

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3
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for free

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pro; avoid when you can by using “for nothing” or “at no cost”

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4
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free

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pre

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5
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gratis

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“free” adverb or adjective; don’t use a preposition before it

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6
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former/latter

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only used in a series of two; for more than two use “first” and “last”

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7
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height

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pre

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8
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heighth

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pro

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9
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in

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position or location

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10
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into

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movement (preposition)

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11
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in to

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give in to something, we went in to buy milk

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12
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ingenious

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inventive

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13
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ingenuous

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naive, innocent

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14
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ingenuity

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ingenious-ness, creativity

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15
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ingenuousness

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naivete, innocence

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16
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lead

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present tense of “lead” or a metal

17
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led

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past tense of “lead”

18
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lend

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lend, lent, lent - lend is the verb, not the noun

19
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loan

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only a noun; some allow using it as a verb but only for money

20
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majority

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shouldn’t use for “most”; good to use when talking about votes; majority of people is plural

21
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plurality

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largest vote among three or four candidates (but less than 50%) - not an absolute majority

22
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practicable

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feasible, possible

23
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practical

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capable of being put to good use - it makes sense

24
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precede

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to go/come before

25
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proceed

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to go ahead, move forward

26
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prophecy

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noun

27
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prophesy

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verb

28
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ravage

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destruction or devastation through repeated acts

29
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ravish

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to abduct and rape, to enrapture

30
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ravishing

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captivating, enchanting

31
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stationary

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immobile

32
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stationery

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paper and envelopes