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62 Cards in this Set
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noun
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a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
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verb
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a word used to express action or a state of being
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adjective
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a word used to modify a noun or a pronoun
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adverb
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a word that modifies a verb, adjective, and other adverbs
answers- were, when, how, and to what extent |
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preposition
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a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun, called the object of a preposition, to another word.
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prepositional phrase
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the preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object are called a prepositional phrase
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conjunction
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a word used to join words or groups
for and nor but or yet so |
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interjection
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a word used to express emotion
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pronoun
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a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns
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direct object
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a noun, pronoun, or word group that tell who or what receives the action of the verb
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indirect object
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a noun, pronoun, or word group that sometimes appears in sentences containing direct object
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predicate nominative
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a word or word group that is in the predicate and that identifies the subject or refers to it
completes the meaning of a linking verb |
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predicate adjective
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an adjective that is in the predicare and that describes the subject
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complement
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a word or word group that completes the meaning of a verb
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advice
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recommandation about course of action
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advise
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to recommend a course of action, to give advice
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affect
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to influence, to produce an effect on
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effect
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the result of an action or consequence
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altar
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a table for a religious ceremony
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alter
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to change
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all together
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same place, same time
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altogether
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entirely
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brake
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device to stop machine
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break
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fracture, shatter
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capital
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a city, the seat of a government
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capitol
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building, or statehouse
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coarse
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rough, crude
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course
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path of action, unit of study, route
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complement
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something that completes or makes perfect
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compliment
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a remark that expresses approval, praise, or admiration
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consul
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a representative of a government in a foreign country
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council
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a group of people who meet together
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counsel
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advice, to give advice
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councilor
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member of a council
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counselor
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one who gives advice
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plain
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simple, common, unadorned
a flat area of land |
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plane
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a tool, an airplane, a flat surface
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principal
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the head of a school
main or most important |
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principle
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a rule of conduct, a main fact or law
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quiet
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still and peaceful, without noise
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quite
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wholly or entirely, to a great extent
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shone
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gleamed, glowed
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shown
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revealed
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stationary
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in a fixed position
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stationery
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writing paper
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than
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conjunction used for comparisons
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then
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at that time
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threw
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tossed, pitched
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through
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in one side and out the other side, across
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who's
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who is, or who has
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whose
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belonging to whom
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to
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in the direction of, toward
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too
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also, more than enough
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two
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cardinal number between one and three
one more than one |
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waist
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the middle part of the body
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waste
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unused material
to squander |
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weak
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not strong, feeble
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week
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seven days
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your
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belonging to you
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you're
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you are
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weather
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condition of the air or atmosphere
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whether
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if
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