Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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100

Impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool.

Delude

100

Of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

Resilient

100

To figure out if a source of information is accurate, think about one of these questions

Can the information be verified in another source?

100

Doctrine, belief, conduct

-ism

100

Protection against loss or damage

Indemnity

200

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Exacerbate

200

Deeply upset and agitated

Distraught

200

To figure out if a source of information is credible, think about one of these questions

What is the background or expertise of the author?

200

A ____ is a combination of letters added to the beginning of a word (called the base word), resulting in a related word with a different meaning.

Prefix

200

________ words can sometimes give you hints to help you identify an argument’s premise.

Indicator

300

(Especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

Pervasive

300

Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

Vigilant

300

______ The entry lists what part of speech applies for a specific definition.

Part of Speech

300

An ______ is an indirect reference to a person, object, event, or literary work that is widely recognized.

Allusion

300

Hyphens are used for a number of reasons, including what one?

To add clarity

400

Very enthusiastically or passionately

Fervently

400

Fair and impartial.

Equitable

400

Expressed without unnecessary words; brief and compact

Succinct

400

Frankness or honesty

Candor

400

Authors always have a ______.

Purpose

500

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly.

Subservient

500

Very enthusiastically or passionately

Fervently

500

A complete sentence states a complete thought. If something such as a subject or a verb is missing, the result is what?

Sentence Fragment

500

Syntax refers to the way sentences are ________.

Organized

500

What is an example of correct hyphen use?

Win-at-all-costs attitude