Wk. 6 Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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partisan

A

supporting a political party or cause

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2
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martial

A

relating to war, warriors, or armed forces

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3
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listless

A

showing little interest in anything; spiritless

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4
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plight

A

a distressing situation

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5
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temerity

A

bold recklessness; foolish disregard for danger

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6
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judicious

A

having good judgment

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7
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epithet

A

a term used to characterize a person or thing, sometimes used abusively or contempously

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8
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foible

A

a minor weakness or character flaw

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9
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credulous

A

willing to believe or trust too readily; gullible

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10
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delineate

A

to draw in outline; to describe with precision

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11
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perfidy

A

deliberate breach of faith

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12
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amalgamation

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the act of combining into a unified whole

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13
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acquiesce

A

to give in quietly, to assure tactily

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14
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tactility

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the act of being touched

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15
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vinc, vict

A

to conquer

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16
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tact, tang, ting, tig

17
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spir, spirit

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strict, string

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to draw tight

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cap, cip

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fus

21
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grad, gress

A

to walk, go, stage or step

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eu

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sta, state, stit

24
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err

A

to travel wander

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ped
foot
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sci
to know
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fund
to base, bottom
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fer
to bear, carry
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mob, mot
to move
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misplaced modifier
when introductory phrase does not match subject
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dangling modifier
a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence
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limiting modifier
limiting adverb's placement can drastically affect the meaning of the sentence
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red flags for MM
1. introductory phrases beginning with an -ed or -ing verbal (participles) 2. introductory phrases that are underlined or text immediately following them is underlined 3. introductory modifying phrase is intended to modify the first noun following the comma that follows it, but the subject doesn't match 4. limiting modifiers are not close to what they're modifying 5. presence of "only"