Miscellaneous Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
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A fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is. Many cultural legends and folktales are this way.

A

Pourquoi tale

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2
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Cognitive dissonance

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The mental conflict that occurs when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information.

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3
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  1. In some sense or degree
  2. Resembling in some degree
A

Quasi- (Combining form)

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4
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What does the phrase “Your Jam mean?”

A

It generally refers to anything that seems to fit you, please you, agree with you, represent you.

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5
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According to literary agents, what is a trope?

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Any type of figure of speech, image, theme, character, or plot element that is used many times. Any kind of literary device or any specific example can be a trope.

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What does “primrose path” mean?

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  1. A path of ease or pleasure and especially sensual pleasure.
  2. A path of least resistance.
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7
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What does “cut the butter” mean in baking terms?

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Cut the butter into the flour and sugar, into smaller than pea-sized pieces.

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What does “holy indifference” mean?

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A holy indifference is a detachment to all preferences regarding what the Lord asks of us.

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9
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What does “bestiality” mean?

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1: sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal
2: the condition or status of a lower animal
3: Display or gratification of bestial traits or impulses

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10
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Pieter Versloot one of our ancestors, was noted on various birth, death, and marriage certificates as:

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arbeider, veenwerker, veenman, veehouder

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