ELANG 322 Test - Unit 2-3 Flashcards
(166 cards)
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e.g.
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exempli gratia; used to mean “for example” - use after a comma and don’t italicize
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i.e.
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id est; used to mean “that is”
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eminent
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prominent, distinguished
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immanent
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inherent; pervading the material world
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imminent
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soon to occur, impending
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fact
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branded as “wordy” - called a mark of bad writing; use with caution
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in fact
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?
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the fact that
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branded as “wordy” - called a mark of bad writing; use with caution
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real
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adjective; proscribed when used to mean “very” - ex:”he is real fast”
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really
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adverb; prescribed to say “he is really fast”
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regretful
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feeling or showing regret; a person is regretful
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regretfully
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in a regretful manner
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regrettable
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causing regret; a situation is regrettable
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regrettably
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unfortunately
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used to
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prescribed
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use to
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proscribed
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verbal
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involving words, whether written or spoken; proscribed to use “verbal” to only mean “spoken” because verbal (with words) could be written communication
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verbally
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?
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oral
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only spoken, from the mouth
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orally
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?
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apprise
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to inform
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appraise
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to evaluate
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around
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american; used for space/circumference
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round
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british
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about
use for general
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as far as
needs a complement ("are concerned" or "go"); "as for him" is more concise
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so far as
the issue is not between so and as, it's using "as/so far as" without a clause
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between you and I
proscribed (hypercorrection); should be between you and me because "I" is not an object form
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blatant
conspicuous, obvious (done for all to see or hear)
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flagrant
shocking, deplorable (could be done secretly)
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capital
money or cities
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capitol
a building
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flounder
to struggle
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founder
to sink
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healthy
in good health
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healthful
promoting/conducive to good health
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relative pronouns
supposed to agree in number and person with its antecedent, ex: "it is I who am here" rather than "who is here"
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reflexive pronouns
can only be used after an antecedent (a subject or an object), ex: "Gayle herself" where "Gayle" is the antecedent to which the reflexive pronoun refers
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epicene pronouns
a pronoun that is gender-neutral. You should match the pronoun with the gender you're referring to
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impact
noun, not a verb
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impacted
wisdom teeth only; not to be used as a verb otherwise
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mutual
reciprocal between two people - "mutual friend" should be "common friend"
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common
shared by two or more - doesn't have to be reciprocal
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reciprocal
done in return
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rack
to torture, oppress
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wrack
verb: to destroy utterly, to wreck, noun: wreckage, utter destruction
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toward
American
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towards
British
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who's
who is
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whose
possessive
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adopted
passive
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adoptive
active - the one who adopts - usually refers to the adults, not the children
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adviser
pre
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advisor
pro
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classic
outstandingly authoritative or important
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classical
related to "the classics" - Greek, Latin, English lit or music
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deprecate
to dissaprove earnestly; self-deprecate is proscribed - should be self-depreciating
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depreciate
to belittle, disparage, to fall in value
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faze
to disconcert/daunt
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phase
to carry out a plan
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for free
pro, avoid when you can by using "for nothing" or "at no cost"
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free
pre
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gratis
free - adverb or adjective; don't use a preposition before it
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former/latter
only use in a series of two; for more than two use "first" and "last"
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height
pre
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heighth
pro
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in
position or location
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into
movement (preposition)
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in to
give in to something, we went in to buy milk
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ingenious
inventive
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ingenuous
naïve, innocent
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ingenuity
ingenious-ness
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ingenuousness
naiveté, innocence
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lead
present tense of "lead" or a metal
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led
past tense of "lead"
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lend
lend, lent, lent - lend is the verb, not the noun
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loan
only a noun; some allow using it as a verb, but only for money
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majority
shouldn't use for "most"; good to use when talking about votes; majority of people is plural, otherwise it's singular?
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minority
?
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plurality
majority means absolute majority, plurality is the largest vote among three or four candidates, but not necessarily more than 50%
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practicable
feasible, possible
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practical
opposite of theoretical, capable of being put to good use
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precede
to go come before
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proceed
to go ahead
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prophecy
noun
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prophesy
verb
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ravage
destruction or devastation through repeated acts
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ravish
to abduct and rape, to enrapture
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ravishing
captivating, enchanting
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stationary
immoblie
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stationery
paper and envelopes
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decimate
destroy a large part of but not all
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desert
abandon a place/person; a dry place
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dessert
food
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deserts
abandon (can't abandon plans or efforts
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enthuse
pro (backformation); use "inspire"
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equally as
pro (redundant); just use "equally"
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flammable
pro
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inflammable
pre (combustible)
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gender
social
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sex
physical
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historic
significant
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historical
pertaining to history
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incredible
unbelievable, amazing
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incredulous
skeptical, doubting
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leave
to go away from, to cause to remain; "leave me alone" is pro
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let
let him alone is pre; aux. verb
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alumnus
masc. sing
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alum
clipped form - acceptable?
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alumna
fem. sing
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alumni
masc. plural
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alumnae
fem. Plural
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anticipate
to foresee and prepare for
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chord
musical grouping, geometric
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cord
strings, vocal cords
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crescendo
the growing/buildup - not a plateau; you can't reach a crescendo
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climax
?
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criteria
plural
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criterion
singular
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criterions
alternate plural form
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a lot
a large quantity
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a lot
pro
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allot
to set aside
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agenda
latin plural: "things to be done"; pro: list of things to do
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already
?
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all ready
totally/completely ready
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allege
to claim; pro: doubtful
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alleged
accused
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allegedly
has been accused of; pro: doubtful
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allude
to refer to something indirectly
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elude
to avoid
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mention/refer
direct reference
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antagonist
opponent
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protagonist
the one chief character (can't have multiple protagonists for one book)
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hero
when referring to multiple protagonists in one novel
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anyway
linking adverb = transition
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anyways
pro
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any way
literal - qualquer maneira
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aggravate
to make worse
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aggravating
?
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ain't
pro
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apt
habitually/generally likely (somewhat negative connotation)
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liable
subject or exposed to (negative sense); not simply "likely"
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likely
a particular circumstance (one instance - probably)
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convince
changes belief/attitude; "convince of"
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persuade
leads to action; "persuade to do"
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medium
singular of "media"
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media
not singular; it is the plural of medium, also a mass noun, "medias" is pro
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sensual
sexual
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sensuous
the five senses
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all together
in unison
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altogether
completely, entirely
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allusion
reference
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illusion
deception, hallucination
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anxious
negative connotation
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eager
positive connotation
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awhile
adverb - ?
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a while
noun
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accept
agree to
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except
exclude
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in behalf of
not representing, but for someone's benefit
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on behalf of
representing, speaking for
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being
dialectal, pro?
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being as
dialectal, pro?
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being as how
dialectal, pro?
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being that
dialectal, pro?
