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Finals For English 9
English 9 Study Guide
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Receding | Becoming more distant |
Disarming | Lessening fears |
Prolonged | Extended |
Imprudent | Unwise |
Surmounted | Overcame |
Unruffled | Calm |
Invariable | Always |
Diverting | Entertaining |
Impulse | Sudden desire to do something |
Protruding | Sticking out |
Precluded | Prevented |
Impunity | Freedom of punishment |
Retribution | Punishment |
Immolation | Destruction |
Connoisseurship | Expert knowledge |
Impose | Take advantage of |
Recoiling | Moving back |
Endeavored | Tried |
Obstinate | Stubborn |
Succession | Series |
Instigates | Urges onto negative action |
Agile | Moving with ease |
Depreciate | Lessen value |
Cascade | Waterfall |
Ransacking | Searching Throughly |
Discreet | Showing good judgement |
Scrutiny | Close inspection |
Nimble | Quickly moving |
Coveted | Longer-for |
Singed | Burned |
Dangling Modifiers | Doesn't clearly modify a word |
Misplaced Modifiers | Seems to modify wrong word |
Concrete noun | Used by senses |
Abstract noun | Not used by senses |
Collective noun | Names a group |
Predicate Nominatives | Word that identifies the subject |
Predicate Adjective | Adjectives that modifies subject |