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English Review
Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heritage | valued objects;things that are a lot of meaning and will be inherited |
| parasite | a bug that stays and lives on another species |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| tranquility | free from disturbance;calm |
| tumult | a loud noise |
| laconic | using very few words |
| vacillate | have different opinions;not sure;be indecisive |
| spectrum | a band of colors as seen in a rainbow |
| guru | a spiritual teacher |
| decorum | good behavior;good etiquette |
| jovial | cheerful and friendly |
| formidable | fearful of something large or powerful |
| despondent | sad from loss of hope or courage |
| deductions | the action of subtracting something or deducting something |
| quota | a limited number or a limited amount of people |
| cowered | crouch down in fear |
| outrageous | shockingly bad |
| pulverized | ruined; into small pieces; no longer |
| mutation | the changing of the structure of a gene |
| commemoration | remembrance;typically from a ceremony |
| What is a homophone? | Two words or more that are pronounced the same but are spelled different and mean different things. |
| altogether all together | |
| all ready already | |
| any more anymore | |
| all ways always | |
| maybe may be | |
| allowed aloud | |
| away aweigh | |
| naval navel | |
| kneaded needed | |
| What is a thesis statement? | It goes at the last sentence of the introduction |
| VOCABULARY PREFIX | |
| Cir | |
| Circum | |
| Peri | |
| Ad | |
| Re | |
| Se | |
| Dia | |
| Per | |
| E, ec, ef, ex | |
| extra, exter |