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| the act of refraining from pleasurable activity |
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| pertaining to beauty or the arts |
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| out of date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
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| sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge |
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| trust, sociability among friends |
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| indirect, taking the longest route |
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| exceptionally insightful able to foresee the future |
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| to cooperate, work together |
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| sympathy, helpfulness or mercy |
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| to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides |
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| possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing |
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| person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
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| the state of separate elemets joining or coming together |
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| harmful, destructive, detrimental |
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| leader, rabble rouse, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
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| the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp in a speech or arguement |
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| to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace |
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| to regard with scorn or contempt |
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| separating, moving in different directions from a particular point |
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| identification with the feelings of others |
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| to imitate, follow an example |
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| to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity |
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| momentary, transient, fleeting |
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| quickly fading, short lived, esp an image |
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| outstanding, an example to others |
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| excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime |
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| red colored, flushing, gaudy, ornate |
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| happening by luck, fortune |
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| cliched, worn out by overuse |
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| arrogant and condescending |
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| person who pursues pleasure as a goal |
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| assumption, theory requiring proof |
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| rash, impulsive, acting without thinking |
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| to attribye an action to a particular person or group |
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| opposed in nature, not able to live or work together |
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| decency, honesty, wholeness |
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| person who seeks to influence political events |
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| calm casual seeming unexcited |
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| faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy |
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| unusually advanced or talented at an early age |
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| pretending to be important, intelligent, or cultured |
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| to unnecessarily delay, postpone, or put off |
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| relating to prose, dull commonplace |
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| preferring to live in isolation |
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| the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute |
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| repair, making something new again |
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| quick to recover, bounce back |
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| worship, profound respect |
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| impulsive action, unplanned events |
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| lacking authenticity, false |
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| tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others |
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| to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence |
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| hard to detect or describe, perceptive |
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| shallow, lacking in depth |
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| extra, more than enough redundant |
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| considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others |
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| to clear from blame or suspicion |
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| receives the action of the verb |
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| tells to whom or to what the action of the verb is done |
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| word/word group that helps complete the meaning of a transitive verb by identifying or modifying the direct object |
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| word/word group that is in the predicate and that identifies the subject or refers to it |
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| adjective in the predicate that modifies the subject |
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| makes a statement and ends with a period |
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| makes a request or a command |
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| prep phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun |
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| prep phrase that modifies a verb, adj, or adverb |
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verb form that can be used as an adj
present participles end in -ing
past participles end in -ed or -d
ex: having worked all day, abe was ready for a rest |
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consists of a participle and any modifiers
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| verb form ending in -ing and is used as a noun |
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consists of a gerund and any modifiers
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ex: studying regularly leads to better grades |
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verbe form beginning with to ___
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a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it
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| subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun |
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| subordinate clause that is used as a noun |
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| subordinate clause that modifies a verb adj or adv |
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| one independent clause and one or more subordinate clause |
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| contains two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause |
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