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Agaisse Quarter 1 Exam 2011
Agaisse Quarter 1 Exam 2011
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English
9th Grade
09/30/2011

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Term
Noun
Definition
A person, place, or thing.
Term
Verb
Definition
Action words
Sometimes linking verbs such as "is" or "am" (see page 15 of your workbook)
Term
Adjective
Definition
A word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun.
Hint: describes a noun by answering the questions What kind? Which one? How many?
ex. Find a safe path. "Safe" is the adjective because it describes what kind of path.
Term
Adverb
Definition
Describes a verb or another adjective or adverb.
Answers the questions Where? WHen? How? To what extent?
ex. She will politely ask. Politely is the adverb because it is describing "how" she will ask.
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end rhyme
Definition
rhyme that occurrs at the end of the line of a poem
Term
internal rhyme
Definition
thyme that occurrs inside the lines of a poem
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inverted word order
Definition
when words of a line of a poem are switched to keep rhyme scheme
Term
Tenacious
Definition
tough; stubborn; not letting go
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Surreptitious
Definition
done or acting in a secretive manner
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Spurious
Definition
not genuine; false
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Onerous
Definition
troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
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Voracious
Definition
an insatiable appetite for an activity; eager to consume great amounts of food.
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Officious
Definition
ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted advice or services.
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Gregarious
Definition
seeks and enjoys the company of others; sociable
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Pious
Definition
devout or virtuous; holy
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Attrition
Definition
a gradual reduction or weakening; a rubbing away
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Edification
Definition
enlightenment; instruction
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Ablution
Definition
a cleansing with water or liquid, especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act.
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Elocution
Definition
the art of public speaking
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Writhe
Definition
to cause to twist or bend; to suffer acutely as in pain or embarrassment.
Term
Pedestrian
Definition
ordinary; moving on foot.
Term
Carrion
Definition
dead and rotting flesh
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Pinion
Definition
: bind the wings so as not to fly; confine
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Kismet
Definition
Fate
Term
Ambivalence
Definition
indecision
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Cavalier
Definition
casual; carefree and nonchalant; arrogant disregard;gallant gentleman
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Egg
Definition
to encourage or incite to action
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Mete
Definition
to distribute by or as if by measure; allot
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Nullify
Definition
to make useless; cancel; undo
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Embroil
Definition
to involve in argument or hostile action; to throw in disorder
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Waffle
Definition
to speak or write evasively
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Jaunt
Definition
a short pleasure trip
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Frank
Definition
straightforward; open and sincere in expression
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Lithe
Definition
bending easily
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Aesthetic
Definition
having to do with artistic beauty
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Mawkish
Definition
excessively and objectionably sentimental
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Raffish
Definition
cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; disreputable
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Continuum
Definition
a continuous whole without clear division into parts
Term
Travail
Definition
strenuous physical or mental labor or effort; the labor of childbirth
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Augment
Definition
to make or become greater
Term
Ebullience
Definition
enthusiastic; bubbling with excitement
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Wince
Definition
to flinch; to shrink back or start aside, as from a blow of pain
Term
PRUDENT
Definition
caution; discreet; exercising good judgment
Term
Cryptic
Definition
having an ambiguous or hidden meaning
Term
Choleric
Definition
hot-tempered; quick to anger
Term
Dogmatic
Definition
Characterized by an authoritative, often arrogant, assertion of opinions or beliefs
Term
Philippic
Definition
a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh. Insulting language; a tirade
Term
Palpable
Definition
capable of being touched or felt
Term
Accountable
Definition
expected to answer for one’s actions; responsible, liable, answerable
Term
Peccadillo
Definition
a slight or trifling sin, a minor offense
Term
Emphatic
Definition
forcibly expressive
Term
Defunct
Definition
dead or inactive; having ceased to exist
Term
Succinct
Definition
brief and to the point; concise and terse
Term
Circumspect
Definition
cautious; heedful of situations and potential consequences
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Abstract
Definition
difficult to understand
Term
Citadel
Definition
fortress over looking a city; a stronghold
Term
Doldrums
Definition
a period or condition of depression or inactivity
Term
Congenial
Definition
pleasant to be around; agreeable
Term
fjord
Definition
a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
Term
Aspire
Definition
something one hopes to achieve; goal
Term
martyr
Definition
someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/ her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy
Term
consensus
Definition
general agreement
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Blather
Definition
to talk nonsensically
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