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English Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heritage | property that is inherited |
| Parasite | a deadly organism that lives off another organism |
| suffrage | right to vote in political elections |
| tranquility | free from disturbance |
| tumult | a loud, confused noise |
| laconic | (person or writing) using very few words |
| vacillate | alternate or waver between different opinions |
| spectrum | band of colors seen in a rainbow |
| guru | spiritual teacher |
| decorum | behavior keeping good taste |
| jovial | cheerful and friendly |
| formidable | inspiring fear or respect |
| despondent | low sprits from loss of hope |
| deductions | subtracting something |
| quota | amount of people |
| cowered | crouch down in fear |
| outrageous | shocking |
| pulverized | reduce in fine particals |
| mutation | the action or process of being mutated |
| commemoration | remembrance |
| What is a homophone? | two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling |
| all together | all at once *We were all together for the family picture. |
| altogether | in sum *I stopped talking to him altogether. |
| already | previously *The game already happened. |
| all ready | prepared *The food was all ready to be cooked. |
| always | forever *Love always. |
| all ways | every single time (all at once) *I was getting attacked form all ways. |
| any more | any additional *They are not selling any more tickets. |
| anymore | any longer *I don’t play volleyball anymore. |
| maybe | perhaps/possibly *It maybe the best thing to do. |
| may be | could be *The car may be ready on Tuesday. |
| allowed | to give permission *You are not allowed to enter. |
| aloud | speak *I don’t like to speak aloud in front of many people. |
| away | to leave *I’m going to go away on a trip. |
| aweigh | an anchor that clears *The ship was aweigh and ready to sail! |
| kneaded | an act with dough- materials *We kneaded bread today. |
| needed | to complete something *We needed bread to day. |
| naval | naval officer *The naval officer was fired. |
| navel | depression in something *The orange has a navel. |
| What is a thesis statement? | found at the end of the first paragraph and restated in the last one but written differently |
| circum, cir | around *circumstance |
| peri | around *perimeter |
| ad | toward *advance |
| re | again *rewind |
| se | apart *separate |
| dia | through, across *diagram |
| per | through, across *perpendicular |
| e, ec, ef, ex | out of *excused |
| exter | outside *exterior |
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