Midterm Review

Question 1

AB

Answer 1

Away from

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Alter

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Another

Question 3

Ante

Answer 3

Before

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De

Answer 4

Down, down from

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Epi

Answer 5

Upon

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E

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Out of

Question 7

Circum

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Around

Question 8

Con

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With, together

Question 9

Sur

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Above

Question 10

Dia

Answer 10

Through

Question 11

Retro

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Backwards

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Per

Answer 12

Through

Question 13

Sub

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Beneath

Question 14

Trans

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Across

Question 15

Adherent

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A follower of a person or idea
Noun
Syn: Disciple
Ant: opponent

Question 16

Deference

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Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Noun
Syn: Submission
Ant: Rebellion

Question 17

Impervious

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Unable to be affected
Adjective
Syn: Invulnerable

Question 18

Purported

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Claimed as true but probably false
Adjective
Syn: alleged
Ant: Definite

Question 19

Introspective

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Contemplating one’s own thought and feelings
Adjective
Syn: Mediative
Ant: Shallow

Question 20

Sacrilege

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nd act against a holy person or place
Noun
Syn: profanity
Ant: reverence

Question 21

Epiphany

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A moment or great insight; revelation

Noun

Question 22

Inference

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A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand.
Noun

Question 23

Phenomenon

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A fact or even which can be observed and/or documented

Noun

Question 24

Sycophant

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A person who flatters, a yes-man

Noun

Question 25

Retrospective

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Looking backward over a period of time | Adjective

Question 26

Confer

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1. To discuss something with someone else, consult Verb 2. To bestow Verb

Question 27

Expound

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To explain or discuss in detail Verb Syn: Clarify

Question 28

Incoherent

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Not able to be understood; nonsensical Adjective Syn: confused Ant: Clear

Question 29

Docile

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Easily taught, submissive to instruction Adjective Syn: Obedient Ant: Defiant

Question 30

DUC/DUCT

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To lead

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TOM

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To cut

Question 32

MIT/MIS

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Send

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FER

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To carry, to bring

Question 34

PHAN

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To appear, To show

Question 35

SOLU/SOLV

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To loose, To solve

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STIT/STAT

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To stand

Question 37

GRAT

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Pleasing, earning thanks. Thankful

Question 38

Thesis Statement

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A clear statement that clearly defines what your is going to be about

Question 39

Topic Sentence

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The sentence that tells the reader what you intend to arue

Question 40

FRIES/FIRES

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- Facts - Reasons - Incidents - Examples - Statistics

Question 41

The final sentence of the body paragraph

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should be written so that the next paragraph is a natural progression to the next point

Question 42

Restate the Thesis

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A sentence that reaffirms the points you have made in your essay. In short, you thesis in different words

Question 43

Ven Diagram

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Finding Similarities and differences

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Being Selective

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You don't have to include everything in your rough draft

Question 45

Revising

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Making decisions about how you want to improve your writing

Question 46

Editing

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``` Checking for mistakes such as: Spelling Grammatical errors Punctuation Sentence structure etc. ```

Question 47

Publishing

Answer 47

``` Typed Name, Date, and period in top right hand corner One inch margins Indented at every paragraph Double-Spaced ```