English 9 Sem. 1 Exam SG

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English

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complicated, detailed, diffucult to understand

Intricate

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ok quality, not very good, average

Mediocre

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3

a crack, split, or break in something

Rift

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4

to destroy completely

Annihilate

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5

not controlled or restrained

Unbridled

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to overcome

Surmount

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to incline to beforehand

Predispose

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8

brief and to the point

Terse

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9

not stopping, going all the time

Incessant

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10

hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Dilligent

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careful, cautious

Circumspect

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12

approach or admittance to places or things/to get at, obtain

Access

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believable

Credible

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to make easier, to assist

Facilitate

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15

unnesscesary

Superfluous

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dreary, gloomy, sad

Doleful

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to make up for, repay for services

Compensate

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18

above all others, cheif in importance

Paramount

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not genuine, not true, not valid

Spurious

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to conquer by force, to bring under complete control

Subjugate

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21

when a character is speaking in the act or on the stage by him or herself

Soliloquy

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22

a poem of 14 lines, typically has 10 syllbales per line, and has any number of ryhme scheme

sonnet

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couplet

two lines of verse in poetry

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when a character speaks under his or her breath

aside

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how something is said that reflects the mood/emotion

tone

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how the author wants the story to make the character feel

mood

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reference to something that has happened in the past

Allusion

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"Alligators Ate Awesome Apples" is an example of...

alliteration

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