ELANG 322 Test - Unit 1 Flashcards
(107 cards)
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imply
A
to hint at
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infer
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to deduce/reach conclusions from
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lay
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transitive - to put down
4
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lie
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intransitive - to recline
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principle
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idea
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principal
A
main, important
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affect
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verb (usually) - to influence
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effect
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noun (usually) - consequence; or “to bring about”
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unique
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100% one of a kind - can’t have partially unique or quite unique
10
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data
A
it’s plural. singular would be “datum”
11
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between
A
between two things, expresses one-to-one relations of many things
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among
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between more than two things, expresses collective and undefined relations
13
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disinterested
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no interests - not invested, nothing to gain or lose from the matter - neutral
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uninterested
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not interested
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further
A
figurative distance
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farther
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physical distance
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irregardless
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proscribed - should just be “regardless”
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its
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possession
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it’s
A
it is
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different from
A
prescribed
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different than
A
proscribed
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less
A
non-count nouns
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fewer
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count nouns
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comprise
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the whole comprises the parts - the U.S. comprises 50 states
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all right
prescribed
26
alright
proscribed
27
compare to
only look at similarities
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compare with
look at similarities AND differences
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dived
prescribed
30
dove
proscribed
31
sneak
prescribed
32
snuck
proscribed
33
drink
simple past: "I drank this" and past participle: "I had drunk this"
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saw
I saw; I had seen
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sit
sentar
36
set
to put
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raise
transitive - I raise my hand
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rise
intransitive - I rise in the morning
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literally
can't be used for "figuratively, metaphorically"
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try to
prescribed
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try and
proscribed
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reason is because
proscribed - should be "reason is that"
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hopefully
skunked - "he said this hopefully" is prescribed; "Hopefully, we'll get there soon" is proscribed
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adverse
turned in opposition to something - usually things and objects - external
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averse
have feelings against something - internal
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alternate
substitute (noun), replacement
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alternative
choice or option
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amount
mass, non-count nouns
49
number
count nouns
50
beside
next to (preposition)
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besides
other than, in addition to (adverb)
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fortuitous
occurring by chance - a coincidence
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fortunate
felizmente, lucky
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may
permission
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can
physical ability
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shall
asking permission or agreement, future tense for 1st person, imperative (mostly in legal documents)
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will
futurity for 2nd and 3rd person (1st person uses "shall" for futurity)
58
notional agreement
if the concept is singular, the verb is singular; if it's plural, the verb is plural
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principle of proximity
the verb agrees with whatever is closest. ex: either a cat or two dogs ARE
60
compound subjects
?
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a bunch of boys
?
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one or more
?
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one in
?
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one out of
?
65
callous
adjective - "unfeeling"
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calloused
?
67
callus
noun - hardened skin
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callused
adjective - hardened hands
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consensus
majority opinion - general consensus of opinion is redundant
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concensus
proscribed - misspelling
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continual
intermittent, frequently recurring
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continous
unceasing
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dilemma
choice between 2 difficult alternatives; should not be used unless there are only 2 choices
74
either is/are
matches with the noun closest to the verb
75
enormity
outrageousness, hideousness
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enormousness
hugeness, vastness - size
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etc.
implies a number of things too extensive to mention. Be specific when you can and if there are 3 or 4 things just list them all. When written out it's two separate words: "et cetera"
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ect.
proscribed - misspelling
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fulsome
excessive, offensive. "fulsome praise" is proscribed as it is contradictory
80
hanged
criminals
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hung
coats, items
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loath
reluctant
83
loth
proscribed, non-standard spelling of "loath"
84
loathe
verb: to detest
85
nauseous
inducing nausea
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nauseated
experiencing nausea
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quote
proscribed - casual
88
quotation
prescribed - formal
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tortuous
twisting
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torturous
involving torture, physical pain
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tortious
relating to a civil wrong
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complement
supplement
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compliment
praise
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complementary
collaborative, supplemental
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complimentary
free, included
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council
an assembly
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counsel
advise, advice
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councilor
proscribed - misspelling of "councillor"
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councillor
prescribed - correct spelling
100
counselor
prescribed - correct spelling
101
counsellor
proscribed - incorrect spelling
102
credible
believable
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credibility
believability, trustworthiness
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credulity
gullibility
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credulous
gullible
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creditable
trustworthy
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credence
mental acceptance as true or real
