English Final Exam Study Cards

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DONT STEAL MY CARDS

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SERIOUSLY I WILL EAT YOU!!!!, FROM HARRIS!!!!!

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Skimp

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to give less than expected

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Rummage

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to look for items

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Earmark

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an identifying or distinguishing mark

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Intensive

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to deep; showing great effort; concentrated

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Data

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a piece of information

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Exalt

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to raise in rank or power

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Lag

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to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind

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Trait

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a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one's personal nature

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Beacon

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a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, esp. one in an elevated position

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Chasten

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to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.

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Tally

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a number or group of items recorded

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Cope

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to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties

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Sleuth

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a detective

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Inevitable

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sure to happen, unavoidable

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Compact

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closely and firmly packed together; small

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Strident

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harsh, shrill, unpleasantly sounding

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Misapprehension

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a wrong idea, misunderstanding

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Surge

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a powerful forward rush

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Allegiance

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the loyalty or obligation owed to a government, nation, or cause

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Stupefy

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to make stupid, dull; groggy; to suprise or astonish

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Responsive

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answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, etc.; showing interest

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Uncouth

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unrefined, crude; awkward or clumsy

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Pantomime

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(n.) a play or story performed without words by actors using only gestures; (v.) to express in this way.

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Prowl

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to roam about stealthy in search of something

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Burly

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(adj.) big and strong; muscular

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Alias

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(n.) an assumed name, especially as used to hide one's identity; (adv.) otherwise called

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Valiant

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possessing or acting with bravery or boldness

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Ambiguous

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(adj.) not clear; having two or more possible meanings

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Append

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(v.) to attach, add, or tack on as a supplement or extra item

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Sanctuary

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(n.) a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection

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Affirm

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to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm

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Amalgamate

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(v.) to unite; to combine elements into a unified whole

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Far-fetched

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(adj.) strained or improbable (in the sense of not being logical or believable), going far afield from a topic

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Confiscate

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(v.) to seize by authority; to take and keep

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Epic

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(n.) a long narrative poem(or other literary composition) about the deeds of heroes; an event or moment of great sweep; (adj.) on a grand scale, vast, titanic

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Replenish

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(v.) to fill again, make good, replace

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Rend

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(v.) to tear to pieces; split violently apart (past tense, rent)

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Stealthy

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(adj.) done in a way so as not to be seen or observed; sneaky, underhanded

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Incalculable

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(adj.) too great to be counted, unpredictable, uncertain

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Berserk

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(adj., adv.) violently and destructively enraged

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Celestial

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(adj.) having to do with the sky or heavens; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness

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Empower

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(v.) to give power or authority to; to enable; to permit

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Enumerate

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(v.) to count; to name one by one; list

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Prosecute

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(v.) to bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out

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Audition

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(n.) a trial hearing for a performer; (v.) to conduct or perform such as hearing

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Transform

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(v.) to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else