English Final Review 2013

Question 1

To express disapproval of; to find fault with; to blame

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censure

Question 2

to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight

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gloat

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(v.) To delay, put off until later

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procrastinate

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justify; give reason for

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rationalize

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fond of eating, drinking, and good company

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convivial

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paying careful attention to detail

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fastidious

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using a minimum of words; brief

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laconic

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having refined, polite, and elegant manners

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urbane

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overly proud

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arrogant

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cheerful and friendly

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genial

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mature at a young age

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precocious

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very principled, very careful and conscientious

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scrupulous

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n. gullibility; a tendency to believe too readily

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credulity

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changeable; unpredictable; lively

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mercurial

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A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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trepidation

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instinctive rather than rational

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visceral

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sparing or moderate, especially in eating and drinking

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abstemious

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well suited, appropriate, delicious, good companion

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felicitious

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unnaturally drowsy; sluggish; dull

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lethargic

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a pause from doing something (as work)

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respite

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one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues

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agitator

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a compiler or writer of a dictionary

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lexicographer

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someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

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malefactor

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someone who supplies provisions (especially food)

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purveyor

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state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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dilemma

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never stoping, occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted

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incessant

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lacking interest or significance

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insipid

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deserving or inciting pity

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pathetic

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having to do with schools, colleges, or universities

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academic

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a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

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plagiarism

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productive

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prolific

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one who is absent from school without permission

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truant

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the complete work of an artist

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oeuvre

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official (who performs a particular function)

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functionary

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a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

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proletariat

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make payment to

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remunerate

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Coming forth from a source

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emanating

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one who stays for only a short time

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transient

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to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats

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coerce

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freed from having to do something

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exempt

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based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

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hypothetical

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sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell

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pungent

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(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

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catharsis

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the main point

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gist

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characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs

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catatonic

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extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit

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saguaro

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coming of age story

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bildungsroman

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to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a sourc or origin

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emanating

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lasting only a short time; existing briefly;temporary

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transient

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to compel by force, intimidation, or authority

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coerce

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to free from obligation or liability

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exempt

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suppose or assumed

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hypothetical

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sharply affecting your taste or smell

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pungent

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the purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions

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catharsis

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the main or essential part of a matter

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gist

Question 56

Repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.

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Assonance

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When you have a specific reason, and you make a general statement

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Inductive reasoning

Question 58

You have a general statement, and you make a specific reason.

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Dedcutive reasoning

Question 59

Words that have a a lot of meaning to you or a word that has a deep meaning to the author/reader.

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Loaded language