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1 Type the correct word. a group of words phrase phrase 2 Type the correct word. a group of words with a subject and a verb clause clause 3 Type the correct word. an implied comparison metaphor metaphor 4 Type the correct word. a written statement made under oath affidavit affidavit 5 Type the correct word. insincere language calculated to give the impression of piety or religious fervor cant cant 6 Type the correct word. descriptive writing which exaggerates or distorts certain qualities of an individual (could be a drawing or cartoon) caricature caricature 7 Type the correct word. a person who holds something in trust for another, like a guardian of a minor fiduciary fiduciary 8 Type the correct word. "seize the day" "eat and drink for tomorrow we die" a common theme of 16th and 17th century English love poetry (two words) carpe diem carpe diem 9 Type the correct word. the number of members required to be present in order to constitute a formal meeting quorum quorum 10 Type the correct word. the purging or cleansing of one's emotion. The term comes from Aristotle's Poetics catharsis catharsis 11 Type the correct word. "a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first but with the parts reversed." For example, Old King Cole was a merry old soul; a merry old soul was he. chiasmas chiasmas 12 Type the correct word. a piece of literature that by common consent has been recognized for its superior quality. This term also applies to music. classic classic 13 Type the correct word. No two words have exactly the same meaning, but these two words have similar meanings. These words are synonyms synonyms 14 Type the correct word. any expression that has been used so often that the expression has lost its freshness from a French word meaning "stereotype" cliche cliche 15 Type the correct word. a quality that good writing should have which allows it to "stick together." coherence coherence 16 Type the correct word. a familiar proverb adage adage 17 Type the correct word. something stated in exactly the same form as the original -- word for word. verbatim verbatim 18 Type the correct word. having a harsh sound cacophony cacophony 19 Type the correct word. property offered as security for the repayment of a loan collateral collateral 20 Type the correct word. the repetition of consonant and vowel sounds for example, "The fair breeze blew; the white foam flew." alliteration alliteration 21 Type the correct word. the person designated to receive the benefits from an insurance policy or will beneficiary beneficiary 22 Type the correct word. "A rhetorical term applied to that figure of speech making casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event." For example, "A Daniel come to judgment." Shakespeare allusion allusion 23 Type the correct word. "A comparison of two things, alike in certain respects; particularly a method of exposition when an unfamiliar object is compared to a familiar one." For example, consider Christ's "Parable of the Sowers." analogy analogy 24 Type the correct word. a temporary, conditional pledge OF PROPERTY to a creditor as security against a debt mortgage mortgage 25 Type the correct word. a metrical foot in verse consisting of three syllables, two unaccented and one accented "Like a child/ from the womb/, like a ghost/ from the tomb" Shelley anapest anapest 26 Type the correct word. in name only, not in actuality nominal nominal 27 Type the correct word. the opposite: surplus of money deficit deficit 28 Type the correct word. a duty on imported goods tariff tariff 29 Type the correct word. false name pseudonym pseudonym 30 Type the correct word. love for mankind often shown by making financial donations that help other people philanthropy philanthropy 31 Type the correct word. comparing the bank's statement with the depositor's own records reconciliation reconciliation 32 Type the correct word. the opposite: output input input 33 Type the correct word. the opposite: assets liabilities liabilities 34 Type the correct word. "a figure of speech in which someone, some abstract quality, or a non-existent personage is addressed as though present." For example, "Hail, Holy Light, offspring of Heaven firstborn!" Milton apostrophe apostrophe 35 Type the correct word. "the prevailing tone or mood of a literary work" atmosphere atmosphere 36 Type the correct word. a story of one's life written by himself autobiography autobiography 37 Type the correct word. a word of opposite meaning antonym antonym 38 Type the correct word. the study of God and his relationship to the universe theology theology 39 Type the correct word. the appearance of God to man theophany theophany 40 Type the correct word. the opposite: insolvent solvent solvent means "able to pay all legal debts." solvent 41 Type the correct word. a form of narrative verse intended for singing ballad ballad 42 Type the correct word. the opposite: plaintiff (The plaintiff is the one who commences the lawsuit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his or her rights.) defendant defendant 43 Type the correct word. the opposite: depreciation Depreciation means the lowering the price or estimated value. appreciation appreciation 44 Type the correct word. another name for "poet" bard bard 45 Type the correct word. the dictionary meaning of a word denotation denotation 46 Type the correct word. open, not secret overt overt 47 Type the correct word. covered, hidden covert covert 48 Type the correct word. the opposite: deficit surplus surplus 49 Type the correct word. the use of words in oral and written discourse diction diction 50 Type the correct word. the meaning of a word according to your experience with the word connotation connotation 51 Type the correct word. a curse malediction malediction 52 Type the correct word. a blessing benediction benediction 53 Type the correct word. to renounce or give up the title to something abdicate abdicate 54 Type the correct word. quaint, ordinary, familiar colloquial colloquial 55 Type the correct word. in a play the actor talks out loud to himself soliloquy soliloquy 56 Type the correct word. The final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work. The solution of the mystery. denouement (pronounced -- day new maw) denouement 57 Type the correct word. a word processing or data processing term which describes the materials or information that has been produced output output 58 Type the correct word. a written travel plan which shows arrivals, departures, and reservations itinerary itinerary 59 Type the correct word. an informal conference or group discussion colloquium colloquium 60 Type the correct word. a determination of property value by an expert appraisal appraisal 61 Type the correct word. a public officer who administers oaths and witnesses signatures (two words) notary public notary public 62 Type the correct word. obsessed with one's own greatness megalomania megalomania 63 Type the correct word. the amount of money left after all the bills have been paid net net 64 Type the correct word. The (effect/affect) of her extra study paid off. effect "effect is a noun" You will use it with the word "the." the effect effect 65 Type the correct word. to plead in favor of someone or something advocate advocate 66 Type the correct word. hobby avocation avocation 67 Type the correct word. poetry or prose which is intended to teach a lesson. Such writing is said to be didactic didactic 68 Type the correct word. using ambiguous terms in order to deceive equivocate equivocate 69 Type the correct word. a calling together or assembling by summons convocation convocation 70 Type the correct word. jerky, rude, poorly written poetry doggerel doggerel 71 Type the correct word. plant eating herbivorous herbivorous 72 Type the correct word. meat eating carnivorous carnivorous 73 Type the correct word. eating both plants and animals omnivorous omnivorous 74 Type the correct word. an inscription on a tombstone epitaph epitaph 75 Type the correct word. we finally (past/passed) the needed bill. passed Remember that "past" is an adjective; "passed" is a verb. passed 76 Type the correct word. the student (council/counsel) voted to have more dances. council "counsel" is advice council 77 Type the correct word. a three-line form of Japanese poetry having five, seven, and five syllables haiku haiku 78 Type the correct word. an expression which cannot be translated literally into another language. For example, "kick the bucket." idiom idiom 79 Type the correct word. extravagant exaggeration hyperbole hyperbole 80 Type the correct word. The plane leaves for the (capitol/capital) of Montana in 15 minutes. (the city) capital "capitol" is the building. Think of the "o" as the dome. capital 81 Type the correct word. Will this wet weather (affect/effect) your cold? affect "affect" is a verb; "effect" is a noun. affect 82 Type the correct word. Will you (accept/except) responsibility for your own life? accept They were all here except Harry. Please accept my answer. accept 83 Type the correct word. Moral (principals/principles) help glue our society together. principles principles 84 Type the correct word. an exact copy facsimile facsimile 85 Type the correct word. a word you should NEVER use in place of "regardless" irregardless The word "regardless" means "without regard." irregardless 86 Type the correct word. Your payment is applied to both the interest and (principle/principal). principal The "pal" ending applies both to the leader of the school and money. principal 87 Type the correct word. a word picture which appeals to the senses image image 88 Type the correct word. It looks like (your/you're) going to need a new suit soon. you're you're 89 Type the correct word. done by hand manual manual 90 Type the correct word. Would you please (site/cite) an example from the story? cite "site" is a location cite 91 Type the correct word. What was the result of (their/there/they're) survey? their Remember that "they're" means "they are." their 92 Type the correct word. we say one thing but mean the opposite (two words) rhetorical irony rhetorical irony 93 Type the correct word. Please (proceed/precede) to the back of the room. proceed proceed 94 Type the correct word. the science of the culture and origin of man anthropology anthropology 95 Type the correct word. the audience knows something the actors do not and so the actor's words have a double meaning for the audience (two words) dramatic irony dramatic irony 96 Type the correct word. something written after the main body of a work postscript postscript 97 Type the correct word. an income payable at stated intervals (annuity) annuity annuity 98 Type the correct word. I (could of/could have) gone too. could have "could of" is improper. could have 99 Type the correct word. not clear; multiple meanings ambiguous ambiguous 100 Type the correct word. twice a year biannual biannual 101 Type the correct word. once every two years biennial biennial 102 Type the correct word. once every three years triennial triennial 103 Type the correct word. resembling man or in the shape of a man anthropoid anthropoid 104 Type the correct word. I borrowed some money (off of/from/off) Martha. from from 105 Type the correct word. mean, cutting irony sarcasm sarcasm 106 Type the correct word. the word to which the pronoun refers antecedent antecedent 107 Type the correct word. an apparent contradiction. For example, "The pen is mightier than the sword." paradox paradox 108 Type the correct word. The year between one balancing of accounts and another is what kind of year? fiscal fiscal 109 Type the correct word. a humorous imitation of another (usually serious) piece of writing parody parody 110 Type the correct word. a wholesale dealer who buys from the manufacturer and sells to the retailer jobber jobber 111 Type the correct word. The rise and fall of prices is known as fluctuation fluctuation 112 Type the correct word. the obligations or debts of a business or person liabilities liabilities 113 Type the correct word. evidence of property ownership that is held by a third party until certain conditions are met escrow escrow 114 Type the correct word. an explanatory remark thrown into the body of a statement, set apart with these marks ( ) parenthesis parenthesis 115 Type the correct word. a verb that means "to suggest; to counsel." The "s" sounds like a "z." advise advise 116 Type the correct word. the deliberate and systematic killing of an entire national or racial group genocide genocide 117 Type the correct word. to restate something in your own words but not to change the meaning of the original paraphrase paraphrase 118 Type the correct word. a collection of information stored on a disk or in the computer's memory database database 119 Type the correct word. a noun that refers to the suggestions received when someone advises advice advice 120 Type the correct word. a merger or joining of two or more businesses into a single company amalgamation amalgamation 121 Type the correct word. all the property owned by an individual or company assets assets 122 Type the correct word. origin, creation, beginning genesis genesis 123 Type the correct word. existing at or from a person's birth congenital congenital 124 Type the correction. Which of the twins has the best grades? There is an error in the above sentence. better better 125 Type the correct word. well-know and famous eminent Don't confuse this word with "imminent" (about to happen). eminent 126 Type the correct word. well-born, refined, elegant genteel genteel 127 Type the correction. Smoking is the least of the two evils. Correct the error in the above sentence. less Use least if you compared three or more. less 128 Type the correct word. that which is applicable to all members of a class or group generic generic 129 Type correction. waiting on I've been waiting on you all morning. (two words) waiting for "waiting on" is non standard English waiting for 130 Type the correct word. to carry port port 131 Type the correct word. a flat or small case for carrying papers portfolio portfolio 132 Type the correct word. one who sends things abroad exporter exporter 133 Type the correct word. accent on 1st syllable -- where camels live desert Don't confuse with "dessert." Think of "s" for "sugar." Dessert has two s's and more sugar than a desert. desert 134 Type the correction. should of I should of gone with you to the show. (two words) should have "should of" is non standard English should have 135 Type the correct word. one bound by the terms of a signed document signatory signatory 136 Type the correct word. a flag, banner, or emblem ensign ensign 137 Type the correct word. Working hard in a class actually improves your (morale/moral). morale morale 138 Type the correct word. a display of learning for its own sake This term has a negative connotation. pedantry pedantry 139 Type the correct word. a brief biographical resume of one's career vita vita 140 Type the correct word. two organisms living together for mutual benefit symbiosis symbiosis 141 Type the correct word. not legal, prohibited, improper illicit Don't confuse with "elicit" which means "to draw forth or bring out." illicit 142 Type the correct word. a figure of speech where inanimate objects are talked about as if they were human personification personification 143 Type the correct word. a written statement that injures another person's reputation libel libel 144 Type the correct word. We need to (pare/pair/pear) expenses if we want to balance the budget. pare "pare" means "to cut." pare 145 Type the correct word. paper on which letters are written stationery Don't confuse this with "stationary." Notice the "er" in "stationERy" and remember "ER" for papER and lettER. stationery 146 Type the correct word. to destroy and demolish an old building raze Don't confuse this with "raise." raze 147 Type the correct word. the depression in the middle of the abdomen navel Don't confuse with "naval." Associate the "el" with bELly. "naval" has to do with a navy. navel 148 Type the correct word. the science of vital and social statistics of populations demography demograph 149 Type the correct word. technology for transmitting graphics and information by phone fax fax 150 Type the correct word. a list of reading on a particular subject bibliography bibliography 151 Type the correct word. clear lucid lucid 152 Type the correct word. something added to the end of a document (not post script) rider rider 153 Type the correct word. to go out of business by turning what is left into cash liquidate liquidate 154 Type the correct word. 500 sheets of paper ream ream 155 Type the correct word. by the person (two words) per capita per capita 156 Type the correct word. by way of via via 157 Type the correct word. to enclose or surround (accent on 2nd syllable) envelop Don't confuse with envelope. envelop 158 Type the correct word. amount purchaser has paid toward the total price equity equity 159 Type the correct word. pertaining to touch tactile tactile 160 Type the correct word. a claim against property that prevents its sale until the debt has been paid lien lien 161 Type the correct word. what you put a letter into envelope Don't confuse this with envelop (to surround). envelope 162 Type the correct word. the economic system of the United States capitalism capitalism 163 Type the correct word. an amount that is overdue arrears arrears 164 Type the correct word. 12 dozen gross gross 165 Type the correct word. literary theft plagiarism plagiarism 166 Type the correct word. a series of events, the backbone of the story, the answer to the question, "And then what happened?" plot plot 167 Type the correct word. to burst inward implode implode 168 Type the correct word. a short story anecdote anecdote 169 Type the correct word. a market where an investor bUys because he or she believes prices will increase. The capital "U" in "buys" is a memory trick. bUll Let the U help you associate bUys with bUll. bull 170 Type the correct word. any letter of the English alphabet except a, e, i, o, or u consonant consonant 171 Type the correct word. the repetition of vowels without the repetition of consonants. For example, stony and holy assonance assonance 172 Type the correct word. During this market, many investors are eager to sEll, thus forcing prices down. (one word) The capital E in "sell" is a memory trick. bear Let the E in "bEar" help you remember "sEll." bear 173 Type the correct word. the repetition of consonants without the repetition of vowels. For example, stoke and luck. consonance consonance 174 Type the correct word. manufacturer, wholesaler, or importer from whom goods may be purchased vendor vendor 175 Type the correct word. time elapsed between the initiation and of a task (two words) turnaround time turnaround time 176 Type the correct word. suggestion intimation intimation 177 Type the correct word. by the year (two words) per annum per annum 178 Type the correct word. a right granted by the first person to a second person so that the second person can legally represent the first person (three words) power of attorney power of attorney 179 Type the correct word. a ritual liturgy liturgy 180 Type the correct word. the process of engaging in a lawsuit or legal action litigation litigation 181 Type the correct word. a book in which financial transactions are recorded as part of a bookkeeping system journal journal 182 Type the correct word. "the study of equipment, furniture, and physical environment to make the work place safe, comfortable, and easy to use." ergonomics ergonomics 183 Type the correct word. all the written and spoken texts which are not poetry prose prose 184 Type the correct word. a play on words based on the similarity of the sounds between two words "They went and told the sexton and the sexton tolled the bell." Hood pun pun 185 Type the correct word. a gift profferment profferment 186 Type the correct word. the ability to read and write literacy literacy 187 Type the correct word. a fixed reproduced form stereotype stereotype 188 Type the correct word. a rebirth renaissance renaissance 189 Type the correct word. dig out of the ground; remove from the grave exhume exhume 190 Type the correct word. It is personal and means the opposite of "objective." subjective subjective 191 Type the correct word. With computers and disk storage, approximately 1,000 bytes of information would be one _____. k k stands for kilo k 192 Type the correct word. a term used for the empty words that can be cut from an essay (two words) dead wood dead wood 193 Type the correct word. idioms or technical terms used by special groups jargon jargon 194 Type the correct word. anything that stands for something else symbol symbol 195 Type the correct word. the sentence which summarizes the whole essay thesis thesis 196 Type the correct word. On the computer keyboard, some of the keys start with the letter "F." F1, F2, F3, etc. These are called the _______________ keys. function function 197 Type the correct word. "a two-syllable poetic foot consisting of an accented and an unaccented syllable, as in the word -- happy" trochee trochee 198 Type the correct word. of different kinds heterogeneous heterogeneous 199 Type the correct word. the sound of the word is similar to the word's meaning. For example, buzz, hiss. onomatopoeia onomatopoeia 200 Type the correct word. a combination of contradictory words. For example, wise fool; cold heat; cruel kindness. oxymoron oxymoron