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English/
Sat VOC/ grammar byte
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdicate | (v) to formally and voluntarily give up power |
| amiable | (adj) friendly and pleasant to be around |
| Singular pronouns | each, either, neither |
| benign | (adj) kind or gentle; harmless when describing a tumor |
| caustic | (adj) chemically burning or bitingly sarcastic and hurtful |
| More Singular pronouns | one, everyone, no one, anyone, someone |
| coup | (n) a sudden overthrow of a govt. OR an unexpected victory or success |
| dilatory | (adj) delaying or stalling to waste time |
| more singular pronouns | everybody, nobody, somebody, anybody |
| enmity | (n) the hatred between enemies |
| equanimity | (n) calmness and composure under stress |
| Plural pronouns | few, several, both, many |
| frugal | (adj) frugality; (n) very careful with money, but in a good way |
| glower | (v) to stare angrily |
| Pronouns that can be singular or plural | some, all ,most, any, none- ex: None of the music is catchy, None of these songs are catchy. |
| haughty | (adj) snobby and stuck up |
| inconsequential | (adj) unimportant |
| The subject of a sentence is NEVER in a prepositional phrase | Ex of subject- Most of the women voted. Around the corner from here is a store. |
| intrepid | (adj) fearless |
| libel | (n/v)false and malicious written or published statements that damage a person's reputation |
| IF/whether | EX: LEt me know if (=only yes) I whether(=yes or no) you'll be coming |
| malice | (N) malicious (adj) a desire to cause harm or pain |
| milk | (v) to get as much benefit as possible from something or someone : to take advantage of |
| There, Here and where | These words cannot be the subject of a sentence |
| feel/ fill | I feel thirsty, please fill my glass with water. |
| novice | (n) a beginner |
| parsimonious | (adj) parsimony (n) excessively frugal; cheap stingy |
| to | infinitive or preposition- |
| too | too much or also |
| two | 2 |
| prudent | (adj) prudence (n) carefully using good judgement |
| recluse | (n) someone who lives alone and avoids people |
| ma'am | equals madam |
| agrees with its antecedent | pronoun |
| slander | (n/v) false and malicious spoken statements about someone |
| sullen | (adj) silently angry or hostile |
| usurp | (v) to take over power without the right to do so |
| antecedent | joined by or or nor take a singular pronoun |
| antecedents | joined by and take a plural pronoun |
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mcatoe
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