Terminology

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Pensive

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Dreamily thoughtful

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Impartial

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Not biased

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Assertion

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A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

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Supporting details

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Explain the main idea, without these details the main idea would not be supported.

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Parody

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A text that imitates the characteristic style of an author for comic effect.

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Divergent

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Moving apart from a common point.

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Equivocal

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Uncertain, doubtful

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Chromo

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Means "color". ex. chromatology, the science of colors.

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Advocate

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To speak in favor of

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Enumerate

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the number or list

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anti-

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Means "against"

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-ous

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Means "possessing the qualities of." ex. joyous.

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rationale

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a set of reasons for a course of action or a particular belief.

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enumerate

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the number or list

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demeanor

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outward behavior

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Scathing

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bitterly severe

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Nonrestrictive phrases and clauses

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Groups of words that don't contain information that is necessary to interpreting the meaning of the sentence. These phrases and clauses should be offset by commas.

ex. "Mike Pitts, who played basketball in Europe, was very athletic"

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Anachronism

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something out of place in historical time

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Adroit

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expert, skilled, nimble

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Narrative writting

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Tells a story, or relates a chain of events

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wary

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on guard against danger

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somber

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gloomily dark

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vignette

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a small sketch or view

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en-, em-

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Means "cause to."

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Compliment vs. Complement

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Compliment- He paid her such a nice compliment.

Complement- Her shoes complement her dress very well.

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Interrogate

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to ask someone questions aggressively

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Affluence

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Abundance of wealth

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Bias

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Opinions or beliefs that affect a person's ability to make fair, unclouded judgments or decisions.

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-able, ible

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Means "can be done"

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Cohesive

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united, integrated or unified

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to deplore

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to regret deeply or strongle

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Antecendent

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When a pronoun refers to something previously mentioned in a sentence.

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Compound sentence

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A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. ex. "I tired to speak Russian, and my friend tried to speak German."

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Aggregate

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To for or group into a class or cluster

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Nihilism

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total rejection of laws or institutions

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to belittle

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to speak of someone as less impressive or less important

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idiosyncratic

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Belonging to one's particular character

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Eloquence

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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

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Phrase

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Related words that do Not contain a subject and verb.

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Serene

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calm or peacful

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Dearth

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an inadequate supply

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-ic

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Means "having characteristics of" ex. linguistic

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Gaffe

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a social blunder

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Meticulous

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Extreme care about small details

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inter-

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Means "between"

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Volatile

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liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

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Resolute

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Firmly determined

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Indignant

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expressing strong displeasure at something offensive

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Reticient

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reserved or reluctant

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Courteous

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Polite or respectful

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Cacophony

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harsh, discordant sounds

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Dispassionate

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devoid of feeling or bias

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Munificient

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great generosity

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Resonate

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elicit emotion

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Vociferous

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vehement or clamorous

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To coerce

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to use force or intimidation to get results

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Fippant

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frivolously disrespectful

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Coherent

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logically connected or consistent

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Dreaded

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to anticipate with fear

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Stringent

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extremely strict or severe

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Tenacious

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holding fast, stubborn

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Cardio-

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heart

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fore-

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"before"

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Perspective

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a point of view

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Melancholy

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pensive sadness

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Eminent

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high in station or rank

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Active Voice

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In an active sentence, the subject is doing the action. A straightforward ex. is the sentence "John loves Mary." John is the subject, and he is doing the action; he loves Mary, the object of the sentence.

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To obliterate

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to destroy

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Empirical

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Provable from experiment or evidence

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Sensationalistic

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meant to produce startling or thrilling impressions

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Antagonistic

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acting in opposition to another

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Pompous

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arrogant; exhibiting self-importance

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To disseminate

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to scatter or spread widely

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-ly

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Means "characteristic of." ex quickly

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Articles

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a, and , the

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Passive voice

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In passive voice, the subject is shown as the receiver of the action. Instead of saying, "Joey loves Ellie," (Active voice) I would say, "Ellie is loved by Joey" (passive voice)

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To appropriate

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to take possession of

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Languid

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lacking energy or vitality

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To provoke

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to anger/enrage

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Venerable

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demanding respect due to dignity or age

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Intesify

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to increase in overall significance

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Exonerate

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to clear from guilt or blame

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Primary Source

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A firsthand record of event, theories, opinions or actions. Primary sources often come in the form of published/unplublished documents, recordings artifacts, or on the internet. May not always be accurate.

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Single possessive pronouns

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mine, my, your, your, her, hers, his its

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Direct object

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Noun or pronoun. The direct object receives the action of the verb and answers "whom" or "what."

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Obliterate

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to destroy completely

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Prophetic

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having abilities of a prophet to predict what will happen

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Resilient

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able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

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Nonchalant

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Cooly unconcerned

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Banal

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lacking originality

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-en

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Means "made of" ex. wooden

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Plural Possessive pronouns

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our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs

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Prevalent

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Widespread

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Ethic

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Moral

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Agri

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Means "agriculture, farming."

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Onerous

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causing hardship

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Jocular

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joking or facetious

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Clause

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Related words that contain a single subject and verb

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Complex sentence

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A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. ex. "after they finished eating dinner, Katie and Ron went to the mall."

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Reprimand

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An act or expression of criicism

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Expositor writing

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Explains a subject, gives groundwork info that is necessary for understanding later ideas, or analyzes info objectively.

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Exorbitant

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highly excessive

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Conscientious

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careful, painstaking

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Patronizing

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in an offensively condescending manner

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Connoisseur

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a person with expert knowledge or taste

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-meant

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Means "action or process" ex. enjoyment

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Superfluous

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more than is sufficient or required

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Effect vs. Affect

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Effect- Muscle soreness is a common side effect when taking that medicine

Affect- Don't let your friends' opinions affect your decision

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Convoluted

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Intricately involved

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Anachronism

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something out of place in historical time

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Dogmatic

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asserting opinions in an arrogant manner

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Prodigious

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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, and degree

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Polemical

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involving dispute or controversy

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Imperturbable

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incapable of being upset or agitated

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Didactic

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intended to teach a moral

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trans-

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Means "across"

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Innocuous

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harmless or inoffensive in effect

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Coordinating conjunctions

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Words that join two or more words, phrases or clauses so that each is equal within the list. Use acronym FANBOYS to remember For, And Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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To allude

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to refer to casually or indirectly

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Profound

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important, very strongly felt

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Complacent

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pleased with onselft

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated

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Apprenhensive

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uneasy or fearful

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To squander

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to spend or use wastefully

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Simple sentence

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A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

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Reclusive

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living apart from society

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Abstruse

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hard to understand

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Facetious

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not meant seriously or literally

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self-deprecating

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modest about or critical of onself

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Aricle

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A word that is always used with and gives some information about a noun.

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Versatillity

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The state or quality of adapting easily

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Nebulou

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hazy, vague or indistinct

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Acquiesce

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to submit without protest

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Obstentatious

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intended to attract notice

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Sub-

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Means "under"

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Capricious

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subject to or left why whim

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Nomialization

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A type of work formation in which a verb, an adjective, or an adverb is used as a noun. ex. blooger, refusal, goverment

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Perfucnctory

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performed merely as a routine

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Adjective

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Adjective are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

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Placid

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pleasantly clam or peaceful

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Psycho

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Means "mind"

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To laud

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to praise, extol

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Tedious

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long and tiresome

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Debilitating

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to make weak or feeble

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Veiled

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covered or concealed as if by a veil

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To belabor

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To explain or work at something beyond what is necessary

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Frank

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direct in speech

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Plasticity

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capacity for being molded or shaped

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Cantankerous

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disagreeable to deal with

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Authentic

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of undisputed origin; genuine

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Ortho-

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Means "straight" ex. orthodox

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mis-

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Means "wrongly" ex misfire

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Diatribe

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bitter attack or cristicism

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geo-

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Means "earth"