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abstract - ANSWER adj.- not easy to understand; theoretical acclaim - ANSWER n.- loud approval; applause acquiesce - ANSWER v.- to agree or consent to an opinion adamant - ANSWER adj.- not yielding; firm adversary - ANSWER n.- an enemy; foe advocate - ANSWER v.- to plead in favor of advocate - ANSWER n.- supporter; defender aesthetic - ANSWER adj.- showing good taste; artiste alleviate - ANSWER v.- to lessen or make easier aloof - ANSWER adj.- distant in interest; rese...

excavate - ANSWER to dig out of the ground and remove Smash - ANSWER to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it depict - ANSWER To give a picture of; to describe virtue - ANSWER behavior showing high moral standards Medieval - ANSWER Another name for the Middle Ages. Luminescence - ANSWER (n.) - light from non-thermal sources Luminescence - ANSWER light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or bio...

Abstract - ANSWER Not easy to understand; theoretical acclaim - ANSWER loud approval; applause adamant - ANSWER not yielding; firm adversary - ANSWER an enemy; foe advocate - ANSWER to plead in favor of ; supporter;defender aesthetic - ANSWER showing good taste; artistic alleviate - ANSWER to lessen or make easy aloof - ANSWER distant in interest; re severed; cool altercation - ANSWER controversy; dispute altruistic - ANSWER unselfish amass - ANSWER to collect toget...

passive voice sentence - ANSWER a sentence in which the subject receives the action personal pronoun - ANSWER a pronoun that refers to beings or objects: I, you, he, she, we, they predicate - ANSWER the action of the sentence or what is being said about the subject preposition - ANSWER a word that demonstrates the relationship between its object and another word in the sentence prepositional phrase - ANSWER a phrase that begins with a preposition and contains a noun and its modifiers...

Topic & Main Idea - ANSWER Topic - ANSWER the subject of a text/what the text is about Main Idea - ANSWER the most important point being made by the author Supporting Details - ANSWER provide evidence and backing for the main point they serve to reinforce some larger point most often found in informative & persuasive texts Theme - ANSWER an issue, an idea, or a question raised by the text often raise more questions than answers Author's Position - ANSWER the author's opinion...

Discuss facts and opinions - ANSWER A fact can be proved or disproved. An opinion is personal thought or feelings. Discuss dual passages (comparative essays) - ANSWER Dual passages give 2 passages from authors with different points of view. For example, the author of the first passage may give an idea from his or her point of view. And, the author of the second passage gives an argument against the first passage. Then the second passage will help or provide explanation to the topic in the fir...

affect Mary's suggestion did not affect me. - ANSWER v. to influence effect The plan was effected with great success. The effect of the medicine is excellent. - ANSWER v. to cause to happen n. result principal Her principal reason for leaving was boredom. - ANSWER adj. first or highest in rank or value n. head of a school principle The principle of physics was reviewed in class today. - ANSWER n. the ultimate source, origin, or cause of something; a law, truth prophe...

absolute phrase - ANSWER a phrase that is related to a sentence in meaning, but has no grammatical relationship to the phrase. Ex. "The movie over......," abstract noun - ANSWER a noun that names a quality or mental concept active voice - ANSWER the subject performs the action antecedent - ANSWER the noun, usually before the pronoun, that the pronoun replaces. clause - ANSWER a group of related words containing both a subject and a predicate. comparative adjective - ANSWER compa...

absolute phrase - ANSWER a phrase that is related to a sentence in meaning, but has no grammatical relationship to the phrase. Ex. "The movie over......," abstract noun - ANSWER a noun that names a quality or mental concept active voice - ANSWER the subject performs the action adjective - ANSWER a word that describes or modifies a noun or prounoun antecedent - ANSWER the noun, usually before the pronoun, that the pronoun replaces. clause - ANSWER a group of related words contain...

What are the five Principles of Patrolling? -ANSWER - Planning, Reconnaissance, Security, Control, Common Sense Troop Leading Procedures (TLP'S) -ANSWER - Receive the Mission - Issue the WARNO - Make a tentative Plan - Initiate Movement - Conduct Reconnaissance - Complete The plan - Issue the Order - Supervise/Refine The five Paragraphs of an Operations Order (OPORD) -ANSWER - Situation - Mission - Execution - Sustainment (formerly Service & Support) - Command & Control (former...