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9th Lit and Comp > Unit Test 5-8 > Flashcards

Unit Test 5-8 Flashcards

1
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Legacy

A

Body of ideas, achievements, and morals

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Delegate

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To divide up, especially responsibilities

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3
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Agenda

A

Plan of action; purpose

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Proactive

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Seeking to solve a problem before it occurs

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5
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Exacting

A

Demanding perfection; strict

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6
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Repulsion

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Desire to avoid; disgust

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7
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Dispel

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To scatter about, break up

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8
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Propel

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To cause to move towards; push

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9
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Relative

A

Dependent upon

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10
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Superlative

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Excellent; above all others

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11
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Dilate

A

To widen

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12
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Assonance

A

Repetition of vowel sounds

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13
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Dissonance

A

Unpleasant or unharmonious sound

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14
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Incantation

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A chant; a recited magical spell

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15
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Recant

A

To formally withdraw

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16
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Audit

A

A thorough review

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17
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Auditory

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Having to do with the sense of hearing

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18
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Disenchanted

A

Losing fondness for; unhappy with

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19
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Inaudible

A

Unable to be heard

20
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Resonant

A

Having an effect; powerful

21
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Analogous

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Comparable to; like

22
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Dialogue

A

Conversation between characters

23
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Prologue

A

A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

24
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Bellicose

A

Warlike

25
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Antagonize

A

To annoy or provoke to anger

26
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Antebellum

A

Occurring before a war

27
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Belligerence

A

Warlike mood or attitude

28
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Enamored

A

Fond of; feeling love towards

29
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Amiable

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Good-natured; cheerful

30
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Amicable

A

Peaceable, friendly

31
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Protagonist

A

Main character in a story

32
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Antagonist

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A character or force in conflict with the main character

33
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Philosophical

A

Calm and wise; reasonable

34
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Philanthropy

A

Charitable donation to public causes

35
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Bibliophile

A

A lover of books

36
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Impediment

A

An obstacle

37
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Expedient

A

Convenient; practical

38
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Corporeal

A

Having to do with the body

39
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Incorporate

A

To bring together features, ideas, or elements

40
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Pedestrian

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Ordinary or dull

41
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Pedant

A

A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

42
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Pedagogue

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A teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded

43
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Travesty

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A bad imitation of; a perversion of

44
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Vested

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Significant to one’s own profit or well-being

45
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Vestment

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Clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

46
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Divest

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To strip or remove a title or position of authority

47
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Corpulent

A

Fat or obese

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