Even Better English Exam (which is much better than maddy's)
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- avert
- to turn away (one's eyes); to prevent
- reiterate
- to say over again
- prose
- ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter (without verse); referring to speech or writing other than verse
- teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum
- to hold, to keep
- the other stubborn lady in the annexe
- Mrs. Van Daan
- apo, apere, epi, aptum
- to fasten, to attach
- excerpt
- a passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc.; to take a passage from a book, etc.; to quote
- definition diagram
- used to gather information for extended definition essays
- verso, versare, versavi, versatum
- to turn, to turn around
- reason for Kitty
- Kitty is to be Anne's friend that she can open up to and shares secrets with because she feels she can't do that with her other friends
- nouns, adjectives, or adverbs
- what do infinitives and infinitive phrases function as?
- spectrum
- the distribution of characteristics of a physical system, especially bands of colors seen as a rainbow or bands of differing sound waves; a wide range of related qualities or ideas
- condone
- to forgive; to disregard an offense
- cause and effect organizer
- used to collect and organize details for cause and effect essays
- formal english
- serious tone, long sentences, and worded carefully
- extra
- on the outside
- expound
- to set forth an explanation or view of something in detail(usually used with on)
- concise
- saying or writing much in few words
- sub
- under
- where, when, how, why, to what extent
- infinitives functioning as adverbs tell___, _____, ____,______, and ____ ___ ___Pr
- frango, frangere, fregi, fractum
- to break
- improvise
- to make up something without preparation; to make or provide from materials on hand
- infinitive phrases
- include infinitive and words that go with it
- vigilant
- watchful; on the look
- strait
- a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water; a difficulty or bad position(usually plural)
- thesis statement
- identifies the focus for your academic essays
- introspection
- examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
- Venn diagram
- used to collect details to compare and contrast two topics
- solvo, solvere, solvi, solutum
- to loosen, to untie
- sequor, sequi, secutum
- to follow
- contend
- to engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or rivalry; to assert; to put forward in argument
- repertoire
- to stock o plays, stories, songs, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a particular person or group
- dilatory
- tending to delay or to postpone
- analyze
- to look at something carefully by attention to its parts
- the concentration camp Anne was sent to
- Bergen- Belsen
- -ing
- gerunds end in -______.
- subsequent
- coming after or later
- The relationship with Anne and her mom
- Anne doesn't think her mom is very motherly. Anne feels that she has to mother herself, so she blocks her mom off when her mom tries to be loving. This blocking off causes Mrs. Frank much pain because she knows that Anne will never love her. Later though, Anne tries to put herself in her mom's shoes. Anne tries harder to get a better relationship with her mom.
- ostentatious
- showy; intended to impress people
- cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum
- to separate, to sift, to decide
- cum
- with, together with
- informal english
- personal tone, shorter sentences, relaxed
- Where Anne lives
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- the last person to come to the "secret annexe"
- Mr. Dussel
- first one to die first out of Anne and Margot
- Margot
- evaluation collection grid
- used to collect supporting details for essays of evaluation
- aptitude
- a natural talent or ability; quickness in learning
- Mr. Dussel's job
- He was a dentist
- Mr. Frank's nickname
- Pim
- ostendo, ostendere, ostendi, ostensum
- to exhibit
- contrite
- thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins
- extraneous
- coming from outside; foreign; not essential or vital
- 5 w's chart
- used to collect the WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? and WHY? details for personal narratives and news stories
- adversity
- hardship; misfortune
- vigilo, virgilare, vigilavi, vigilatum
- to watch
- mediocrity
- the condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low,; a very ordinary person
- ab
- away from
- ex
- from, out of
- resolve
- to make a firm decision about; to find a solution
- abound
- to exist in great quantities or numbers; to be fully supplied or filled
- which one, what kind, how many
- infinitives functioning as adjectives tell ____ ____,____ ___, or ____ ____.
- infer
- to use available evidence to form a conclusion; to guess
- adding, deleting, reordering, and reworking
- 4 ways to improve writing
- medius
- middle
- specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatum
- to look at
- retrospect
- a survey of past times or events
- subject, direct object, indirect object, subject compliment, object of the preposition, and predicate nominative
- list the uses for a gerund/ gerund phrase (S,D,I,SC,O,P)
- sensory chart
- used to collect details for descriptive essays and observation reports
- auspicious
- showing signs that promise success
- line diagram
- used to collect and organize details for academic essays
- exonerate
- to free from blame; to relieve of task
- exhilarate
- to cheer; to stimulate; to enliven
- nouns
- when infinitives are used asProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 _____ they act as either subjects, direct objects, subject complements, predicate nominative, or object of the preposition.
- The name of Anne's diary
- Kitty
- thesis formula
- specific topic + a particular feature, feeling, or stand
- time line
- used for personal narratives to list actions or events in the order they occurred
- reticent
- of a silent nature; reserved in manner
- proponent
- one who argues in support of something
- percussion
- the sharp striking of one thing against another; instruments that make sound when struck
- can
- participles ___ be left out of a sentence.
- fero, ferre, tuli, latum
- to bring, to carry
- illustration
- writing w/ thesis statement, and follows w/ reasons, examples, and facts
- sequester
- to go into hiding; to seek solitude; to isolate
- torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum
- to twist, to bend, to turn around
- always
- gerunds ______ have the same ending.
- impertinent
- impudent; rude
- pat
- purpose, audience, topic
- 2-3
- How many methods of support to use?
- discern
- to perceive; to detect differences
- nouns
- gerunds function as ______.
- gerund phrase
- the gerund and the words that go with it
- luein, lutos
- to loosen, to untie; capable of being untied
- tendo, tendere, tetendi, tensum
- to bring, to bear, to carry
- pertinacious
- holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief
- retort
- to reply quickly and sharply, often as if to reply in an accusation; a quick, witty reply, sometimes biting reply
- stringo, stringere, strinxi, strictum
- to dram together tightly, to tie
- non sequitur
- a statement that does not follow logically from evidence
- inept
- without skill, inappropriate or out of place; foolish or absurd
- ___________ got called up
- Margot Frank
- per
- through
- Anne's birthplace
- Frankfurt, Germany
- infringe
- to go beyond set limits(used with on or upon)
- opening paragraph
- introduce your topic, gain readers attention, identify thesis
- superfluous
- beyond what is required; extra
- discreet
- showing tact, respect, and restraint in speech or behavior
- the only survivor
- Mr. Frank (Otto)
- video, videre, vidi, visum
- to see
- distort
- to change something to make it false; to twist (something) out of its natural shape
- stringent
- severe; constricted; tight; pertaining to scarcity of money
- birthday Anne got her diary
- 13th birthday
- which one, what kind, how many
- participles tell ____ ____, ____ ____, and ____ ____.
- problem and solution web
- used to map out problem and solution essays
- adjectives
- when infinitives are used as _____ they modify nouns or pronouns.
- juncture
- a serious state of affairs; the condition or point of being joined
- adverbs
- when infinitives are used as _____ they modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
- caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum
- to cut
- abscond
- to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself
- cannot
- gerunds and gerund phrases _____ be taken out of the sentence.
- re
- back, again
- three things that Jews had to do or weren't allowed to do
- Wear Star of David, couldn't ride bikes or streetcars, and had to stay in the house at certain times.
- pono, ponere, posui, positum
- to place, to put
- super
- above
- permeate
- to penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout
- tenacity
- hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly
- adjectives
- participles act as _______.
- developing middle
- explain, narrate, define, and compare
- process diagram
- used to collect details for science-related writing, such as how a process or cycle works
- Anne
- She is smart, stubborn, seems confidant, but she says she isn't, popular but still sad and lonely
- infinitive
- begin with to, and followed by a -ver
- nouns, and pronouns
- participles modify ____ and _____.
- closing paragraph
- wrap up essay, rewrite thesis
- Anne's dream job
- Become a writer
- absolve
- to relieve of blame or obligation; to pardon a sin