English 2-H Final Study Guide

NO RULES THATS A DIFFERENT SET

What does the S in STEAL stand for?

Speech

What does the T in STEAL stand for?

thoughts

What does the E in STEAL stand for?

Effect on others

What does the A in STEAL stand for?

actions

What does the L in STEAL stand for?

looks

What are the 4 conflict types?

person vs self, person vs person, person vs society, person vs nature

Acculturation

The process of cultural change and psychological adaptation that occurs when individuals or groups from different cultures come into continuous contact.assimilation, enculturation, socialization, cultural integration.

Circuitous

Indirect or roundabout; not straightforward.meandering, serpentine, labyrinthine, tortuous.

Expedite

To speed up the progress of something; to facilitate or make a process happen more quickly. facilitate, hasten, accelerate, dispatch.

Precipitate

To cause something to happen suddenly or prematurely; also, to fall as moisture (like rain or snow).provoke, instigate, catapult, hasten.

Ascribe

To attribute something to a cause, source, or author. attribute, impute, assign, credit.

Commiserate

To express sympathy or pity; to feel or show compassion for someone.console, sympathize, condole, pity.

Expostulate

To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct them.remonstrate, admonish, reprove, protest.

Seditious

Inciting or causing people to rebel against authority, especially the government.subversive, insurrectionary, rebellious, mutinous.

Bombastic

Using high-sounding but meaningless language to impress; overly grandiose in speech or writing.grandiloquent, pompous, overwrought, pretentious.

Drivel

Silly or meaningless talk or ideas; nonsense.twaddle, gibberish, balderdash, prattle.

Occult

Relating to supernatural or mystical phenomena; hidden or secret.arcane, esoteric, mystical, clandestine.

Unctuous

Excessively or insincerely flattering; oily or greasy in texture.ingratiating, sycophantic, oleaginous, obsequious.

Callow

Immature or inexperienced; lacking adult sophistication.inexperienced, unsophisticated, juvenile, puerile.

Epitome

A perfect example or representation of something; a summary or condensed account.paragon, embodiment, quintessence, archetype.

Permeate

To spread or diffuse throughout; to pass through the pores or substance of something.imbue, infuse, saturate, pervade.

Vitriolic

Bitterly critical or malicious; filled with harsh, cutting criticism.acrimonious, caustic, mordant, scathing

Aggrandize

To increase in power, status, or wealth; to enhance the reputation of something beyond its reality.exalt, magnify, ennoble, inflate.

Contraband

Goods that are prohibited by law from being imported or exported.bootleg, illicit goods, smuggled goods, black-market items.

Megalomania

A delusional obsession with power, wealth, or grandeur.delusions of grandeur, egomania, self-aggrandizement, vainglory.

Scourge

A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering; to whip or punish severely.plague, bane, affliction, calamity.

Amnesty

A general pardon for offenses, especially political ones, often granted by a government.pardon, reprieve, exoneration, absolution.

Demagogue

A leader who gains support by appealing to emotions, desires, or prejudices rather than rational argument.rabble-rouser, agitator, firebrand, provocateur.

Precept

A general rule or principle intended to guide behavior or thought.maxim, tenet, dictum, canon.

Sinecure

A position or job that requires little to no work but provides financial benefit or status.cushy job, figurehead role, nominal position, plum post.

Aspersion

A damaging or derogatory remark; slander.calumny, defamation, slur, obloquy.

Fetter

A chain or restraint, often used metaphorically to mean a restriction or hindrance. shackle, manacle, restraint, bond.

Remonstrate

To protest or argue against something forcefully. protest, object, decry, expostulate.

Soporific

Inducing sleep or drowsiness; something that tends to cause sleep. somnolent, narcotic, sedative, hypnotic.

Castigate

To criticize or punish severely.chastise, berate, censure, upbraid.

Insurgent

A person who rebels against authority, especially a government; rising in active revolt.revolutionary, mutineer, guerrilla, rebel.

Salutary

Producing a beneficial effect, especially after something unpleasant.remedial, beneficent, advantageous, wholesome.

Unwieldy

Difficult to handle, carry, or manage because of size, shape, or complexity.cumbersome, ungainly, ponderous, clunky.

What does ICE stand for?

Incorporate, Cite, End Punctuation

What is the structure of a paragraph? How many sentences per section?

TS (1), R1 (1), Ex(1) , Cn (3-5), R2, Ex, CN, CS (1). (this is for direct quotes, and i didn't repeat any redundancies)