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New Material:
For the sentence portion of the final, study the following: GL 15 III; 16 II; 17 II; 18 I, II, & III; 19 I & II
Be able to define the bases from GL 15-19 and list two or three words in which the bases appear.
Talking Power, Chapter 10 "We First...": disparate, parsimoniously (179), antithesis, dichotomies, ratiocination, taxonomize, visceral (180), hubris (184), concomitant, countenance (186), aggrandizement (187), salient (190), culpability, encomium, surreptitious (192), deictic, boudoir, redolent (193), blandishments, inculcated (194), demarcate, extirpate (195)
Talking Power, Chapter 12 "How to Make Friends...": agora, bombastic, (216), penology (218), forensic (219), mitigation (220), suasion (221), visceral, convoluted, cardinal, filial (225), mawkish (226), semantically, contiguous (227), obligatorily (228), parse (228), Exemplar, rectitude, SPQR (233), worsted, compendium (234), atavistic, ignominiously, (236), tacitly (237), chary (238)
Words from Religion
Proper Names (i.e. Alexander, Andrew, etc.)
Words from Literature and the Arts
Terms of interest to Athletic Supporters...
Terms from myth and history not yet covered (cf. Greek Lessons I & II): halcyon, Midas, Olympian, paean, titanic, mausoleum, meander, philippic, sybarite
Latin Phrases not yet covered: ad nauseam, ex officio, in toto, ipso facto, ne plus ultra, non sequitur, per capita, per diem, persona non grata, quasi/quasi-, quorum, quota, status quo...
Transcription of Greek phrases
If you've been reading your Ayers, these words and their stories will be familiar to you: Constantinople, Tripoli, Sevastopol, Cologne, Lincoln, Xeres (> sherry), Winchester, Lancaster, ominous, abominate, augurs, inaugurate, auspicious, monster, demonstrate, enthusiasm, oracular, thugs, taboo, chess, check, pagan, interval, subsidy, pioneer, peon, pawn, boulevard, martyr, paraphernalia, prejudice, peculiar, subpoena, culprit (cp. pret à porter), hypocrite
Old Material:
Essentially everything on the previous study guides. This section of the exam is intended to encourage you to review your notes and reward you for studying so diligently for the previous exams. I will even pull a few questions from previous exams, so be sure you understand what you missed and why.