Study sets matching "english"
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Admonish (v)
breach (n)(v)
Brigand (n)
Circumspect (adj)
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly
(n)an opening, gap... (v)to create ab opening
a bandit, robber
careful, cautious
Admonish (v)
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly
breach (n)(v)
(n)an opening, gap... (v)to create ab opening
Motivation to Explore
Where Christopher Columbus wanted to go.
Where did Columbus end up?
What was Columbus looking for in China?
Searching for Cibola, gold, land, spreading Christianity
China
America (Hispaniola, San Salvador)
Gold, spices.
Motivation to Explore
Searching for Cibola, gold, land, spreading Christianity
Where Christopher Columbus wanted to go.
China
Who was the land grant for Maryland?
What was sir George calverts other name
Who was sir George calverts son
When was Maryland established
Sir George Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Cecilius
1634
Who was the land grant for Maryland?
Sir George Calvert
What was sir George calverts other name
Lord Baltimore
approbation
assuage
coalition
Decadence
The expression of approval or praise
To make something unpleasant less severe, easier, or milder
A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose; all…
Decline, decay, or deterioration; A period of decline or decay
approbation
The expression of approval or praise
assuage
To make something unpleasant less severe, easier, or milder
Adjourn
Alien
Comely
Compensate
(V.) To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place.
(N) a citizen of another country; (Adj.) foreign, strange
(Adj.) having a pleasing appearance.
(V) to make up for; to repay for services.
Adjourn
(V.) To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place.
Alien
(N) a citizen of another country; (Adj.) foreign, strange
Augment
Ambidextrous
Adulterate
Bereft
make greater by adding to it, increase
able to use the right and left hands equally well
make poorer in quality by adding another substance, one of les…
deprived of or lacking something
Augment
make greater by adding to it, increase
Ambidextrous
able to use the right and left hands equally well
verse
effect of a poem
paraphrase
summarize
composition in lines of a regular rhythm, ending often in rhym…
one's whole mental and emotional response to it
to restate exactly every verse in easier english
to generally report the main ideas of a poem
verse
composition in lines of a regular rhythm, ending often in rhym…
effect of a poem
one's whole mental and emotional response to it
Strategic alliances
To share resources
To create synergies
Market share
An agreement between two companies that want to work together
An economic factor required to accomplish an activity and achi…
A state in which two or more things work together and produce…
The percentage of an industry that is earned by a particular c…
Strategic alliances
An agreement between two companies that want to work together
To share resources
An economic factor required to accomplish an activity and achi…
Action Verb
Linking verb
Helping verb
Nouns
Action or state of being... Ex. Jumped, kicked, laughed
Tell what something is feels or looks like... Ex. Looks, is, was
Adds information to main verbs... Ex. He HAS BEEN the aching for…
Person, place, thing, idea, emotion, quality, action... Ex. Man,…
Action Verb
Action or state of being... Ex. Jumped, kicked, laughed
Linking verb
Tell what something is feels or looks like... Ex. Looks, is, was
Exofficio (adj,adv)
Infringe (v)
Callow (adj)
ameliorate (v)
By virtue of holding a certain office
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Without experience, immature, not fully developed; lacking sop…
to make better; improve
Exofficio (adj,adv)
By virtue of holding a certain office
Infringe (v)
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Accentuate (verb)
ambiguous (adj)
comprehensive (adj)
felicitous (adj)
make more noticeable or prominent > to call attention to
unclear or doubtful in meaning > 2+ ways to understand
complete and including everything that is necessary
appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fo…
Accentuate (verb)
make more noticeable or prominent > to call attention to
ambiguous (adj)
unclear or doubtful in meaning > 2+ ways to understand
adjective
adverb
preposition
prepositional phrase
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
A word that shows a relationship between a noun and another pa…
a group of words made up of a preposition, the... object of the p…
adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
adverb
A word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New England region, 1623, founded by John Mason and others; ou…
New England, 1620, founded by Pilgrims/Puritans/Separatists; w…
New England, 1636, Roger Williams, religious freedom, toleranc…
1625, founded by Thomas Hooker, religion (New Haven); long win…
New Hampshire
New England region, 1623, founded by John Mason and others; ou…
Massachusetts
New England, 1620, founded by Pilgrims/Puritans/Separatists; w…
Originally, the Virginia Company intend…
The busiest seaport in the southern col…
The purpose of the periodic "mourning w…
At the outset, Lord Baltimore allowed s…
guarantee its settlers the same rights as other English citize…
Charleston
the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees
hoped to secure freedom of worship for his fellow Catholics
Originally, the Virginia Company intend…
guarantee its settlers the same rights as other English citize…
The busiest seaport in the southern col…
Charleston
alliteration
consonance
assonance
oxymoron
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close toge…
repetition of the same consonant sound anywhere in the words
a repeated vowel sound in words close together
a pair of contrasting terms used in a single expression
alliteration
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close toge…
consonance
repetition of the same consonant sound anywhere in the words
Commuting
Telecommute
A commuter
The commuter belt
To travel btw home & workplace regulary
To work from home or else where by using telecommunication tec…
A person who regulary travels btw work and home
The area around a city where many people who work in the city…
Commuting
To travel btw home & workplace regulary
Telecommute
To work from home or else where by using telecommunication tec…