English Exam Vocab

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abate

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to reduce in intensity or amount

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aloof

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apart, indifferent

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amity

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friendship

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bestow

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to grant or to give

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burnish

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to make shiny or to polish by rubbing

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demure

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serious, reserved, coy

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dulcet

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pleasing to the ear, melodious, euphonious

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edifice

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a very large building

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entreaty

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a plea, an earnest request

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epitaph

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an inscription in memory of a dead person

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gambol

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to playfully skip or leap

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gratis

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free

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gravity

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seriousness, importance

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grievous

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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave

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impertinent

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insolently rude, not within the proper bounds of good taste of manners

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impugn

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to assail or to attacko ne's honor or integrity

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impute

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to blame or to charge

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jaundiced

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prejudiced, having a hostile attitude resulting from distorted reasoning

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malice

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desire to harm others

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melancholy

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depression of spirits

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mirth

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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter

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mitigate

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to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe

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obdurate

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extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice

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obscure

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difficult to see, vague

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peevish

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fretful, obstinate

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perjury

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false testimony under oath

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presage

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something that foreshadows a future event; forknowledge of the future

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prodical

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wasteful, a person given to extravagance

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quaint

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unusual in character of appearance

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spurn

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to reject or to refuse with hostility

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superfluous

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beyond what is needed or required, an overflow

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surfeited

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fed or supplied to excess

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tarry

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to delay in coming or going, to linger

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trifling

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not significant, frivolous

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vehement

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forcefully expressing emotion or conviction

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wanton

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immoral, lewd

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zeal

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enthusiasm, fervor

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jounce

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to move joltingly or roughly up and down

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infirmary

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a place for the care of the sick or injured

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glower

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a look of sullen dislike, doscontent, or anger

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arsenic

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a mineral, that can form poisonous compounds

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fratricide

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a person who kills his or her brother

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contretemps

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an unforseen event, an inopportune occurrence

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funreal

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of or relating to a funeral; mournful

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sinecure

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an office or position requireing little or no work

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vindicate

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to clear, as from an accusation

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exhorted

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to urge by strong argument advice or appeal

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seigneurs

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a man or rank, especially a feudal lord

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cupola

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a roof in the form of a dome

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convalesvence

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the gradual recovery of health

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inveigle

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to entice or lure by flattery

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emissary

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a representative sent on a mission or errand

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austerity

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stern or cold in manner or appearance

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accolade

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any award, honor, or laudatory notice

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extrovert

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outgoing person who enjoys the company of other people

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gullible

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easily tricked; naive

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sultriness

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extreme humidity or heat

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forlornly

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miserably sad; desolately

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impervious

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resistant, inaccessible

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incarnate

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in the flesh, in human form

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incongruity

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inconsistance- disharmony

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latent

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potential, or inactive

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timbre

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the characteristic quality of a sound

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obliteration

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completely destroyed- desolate

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treachery

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violation of faith- betrayel of trust

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veer

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to change direction or turn about or aside

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galvanize

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to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current

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emblem

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an object that symbolizes something other than itself

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inane

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lacking sense, significance, or ideas

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pun

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use of words that are alike in sound but different in meaning, a play on words

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siblant consonant

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a consonant characterized by a hissing sound

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venerable

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commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignigy

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prow

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the bow of a ship

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insidious

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intending to trap or beguile

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expulsion

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the act of being driven out or expelling

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salient

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prominant or conspicuous

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trudge

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to walk laborously and wearilly

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eccentric

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peculiar, odd

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ludicrous

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absurd to the piont of provoking ridicule or laughter

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mote

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a small particle or speck, especially of dust

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cacophony

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a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds

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candid

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frank; outspoken; open and sincere

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connive

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to cooperate secretly; conspire

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contentious

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tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome

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dowager

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an elderly woman of stately dignity, especially one of elevated social position

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encumbrance

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something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance

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furlough

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temporary leave of absence

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futility

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the quality of being ineffective

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gibe

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to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.

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impinge

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to encroach; infringe

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Mr. Hadley

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This character in A Seperate Peace is Brinker's father

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Chet Douglass

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This character in A Seperate Peace is Gene's compettitor for top spot in the class, he is good at tennis and playing the trumpet and has a genuine love of learning

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Dr. Stanpole

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This character in A Seperate Peace Devon’s resident doctor. operates on Finny after both of Finny’s accidents. He is a caring man who laments the troubles that afflict the youth of Gene’s generation.

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Mr. Prud-Homme

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this character in A Seperate Peace is Gene and Finny's substitute house master for the summer. He is usually rather stern, although Finny is able to get the better of him and get out of trouble for skipping various events.

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14-17 century

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time period of the renaissance

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the rebirth of classics

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What does "Renaissance" mean

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Italy

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Where did the Renaissance begin

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the fall of a noble man caused by some excess or mistake in behavior, not because of a willful violation of the god's laws. this in simple terms is a character weakness

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Aristottle's rules for Tragedy: Hamartia

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Means "purification, cleansing, or clarification" the term refers to a sudden emotional climax that evokes overwhelming feelings, resulting in restoration, renewal and revitalization in members of the audience

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Aristotle's rules for Tragedy: Catharsis

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reffered to actions which, intentionally or not, shamed and humiliated the victim, and frequently the perpetrator as well

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Aristotle's rules for Tragedy: Hubris

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Ultimate chaos, social pairings (especially between males), and romantic plot

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Shakespear's rules for tragedy:

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(author) in (title)(published in) suggests/implies that...

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how to write a precis thesis statement:

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can stand on their own as a complete sentence; generally have one subject and one predicate, two subjects and one predicate, or one subject and two predeicates. EX: 1 missy likes to party. 2 missy and her friends like to party. 3. missy likes to party and dance.

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main clauses

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cannot stand on their own as a complete sentence; they offer more information for the main clause EX: we were sailing on the lake WHEN THE THUNDERSTORM HAPPENED.

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Subordinant Clauses

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when a sentence has a main clause and one or more subordinant clauses

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complex sentences

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have two or more simple sentences

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compound sentences