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Final Word attack semester 2 Flashcards

1
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relevant to a subject under consideration(adj)

A

germane

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a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced (noun)

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equilibrium

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3
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retro

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backwards

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ten, tint, tent

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hold

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5
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omni

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all

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costs a lot, origin: painting portraits cost more money to paint whole body than just a head portrait

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costs an arm and a leg

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7
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on first references, you write out the whole name of a college or university i.e. University of Santa Barbara

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college rule

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8
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drunkenness, intoxication (noun)

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Inebriation

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9
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overly submissive (adj)

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servile

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10
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spir

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breath

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para

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beside

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12
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vac

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empty

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13
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make a phone call origin: payphones cost 10 cents

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drop a dime

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14
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comparing one thing to another that is really not related in order to make one thing look more or less desirable

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faulty comparison

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15
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a statement giving strong praise (noun)

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plaudit

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16
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to make null or void (verb)

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nulify

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17
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poli

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city

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18
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pos

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place/put

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19
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re

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again or back

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20
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activity that involves a serious risk with slight chance of success origin: fighter planes in world war 2

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on a wing and a prayer

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21
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what is the rule for silent k?

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the k is silent when followed by an n

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22
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to make unclear or hide (verb)

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obfuscate

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23
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profitable (adj)

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remunerative

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24
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purge

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to clean

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25
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multi

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many

26
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eight

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oct

27
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to exceed expectations origin: sailing sips. when passing ships at sea, they would fly their colors if they wanted to be identified

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passed with flying colors

28
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who vs. whom

A
  1. use who when the subject is the pronoun

2. use whom when the object is the pronuon

29
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narrow minded

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bigot

30
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bad tempered

A

cantankerous

31
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cert

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sure

32
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mand

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order

33
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mega

A

great/large

34
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to accept the inevitable hardship and endure the resulting pain origin: war hospitals

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to bite the bullet

35
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principle vs. principal

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  1. rule or teaching

2. school

36
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sharpness, mental or visual (adj)

A

acuity

37
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to foretell (verb)

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portend

38
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left-handed origin: 1885-baseball

A

southpaw

39
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what is the subjunctive?

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when you’re writing about a non-true situation– usually following the verb wish– the verb is to be rendered were

40
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immature (adj)

A

puerile

41
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making a loud outcry (adj)

A

vociferous

42
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rid

A

laugh

43
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put

A

think

44
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soph

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wise

45
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something hurts you once, you avoid it a second time origin :comes from the proverb “once bitten, twice shy.” about someone going through something difficult and not wanting to do it again

A

a burnt child dreads the fire

46
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whats the difference between affect and effect

A

affect is to have an influence on

effect is the result of something

47
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a cursed, detested person (noun)

A

anathema

48
Q

to give or provide service (verb)

A

render

49
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cid

A

to kill

50
Q

dom

A

house

51
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greg

A

society

52
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to accomplish two different things at one time origin: early 1900s childrens pastime was to throw stones at birds

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kill two birds with one stone

53
Q

what is an indefinite pronoun?

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refer to any or all members of a group of persons, places, or things

54
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musical timing of 1/64 (noun)

A

hemidemisemiquaver

55
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exotic dancer (noun)

A

ecdysiast

56
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san

A

health

57
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to work all night long origin: 1635 writers would write all night and used candles or oil lamps to see

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burning the midnight oil

58
Q

only word that if you take off the last four letters, it still makes the same sound

A

queue

59
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first paragraph of an essay

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  1. general statement
  2. thesis
  3. three subtopics
60
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second paragraph
third paragraph
fourth paragraph

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  1. topic sentence
  2. quote
  3. explanation
  4. explanation
  5. quote
  6. explanation
  7. explanation
  8. conclusion sentence
61
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fifth

A
  1. three subtopics
  2. thesis again
  3. sum it up

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