Quiz on 4/2/15 Flashcards

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Quixotic

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Originated from Don Quixote; trying to do something not capable of, but still trying

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Protagonist

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Lead in play or story

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Pejorative

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Derogatory, depreciation, belittling

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Nemesis

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Rival

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Hubris

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Over-confident, snob-like

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Subordinating conjunction

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Used in beginning of dependent clauses

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Subordinating conjunctions are found in

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Complex sentences

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Examples of subordinating conjunction

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Since, though, providing that, because

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Subordinating conjunctions used in a sentence

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Once I went to the ice cream shop, I felt complete.

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Limerick

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Five lines; rhyme scheme: aabba; 8-10, 8-10, 5-7, 5-7, 8-10 syllables

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Expect a cumulative sentence, participle, participial phrase, and prepositional phrase

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I gazed out, looking intently across the lake, wanting to start anew in a fresh location, inspired by the aesthetics of Mother Nature.

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