10ENG EOY Vocabulary Flashcards

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Anglo is a prefix indicating a relation to, or descent from, the Angles, England, English culture, the English people or the English language.

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Anglo

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Relating to Saxony or the continental Saxons or their language.

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Saxon

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The period of time between around 450-1100 AD when English was developing vocabulary.

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Old English

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The period between around 1100-1500 AD as English grew and became more popular due to colonization and reciprocal usage of native languages.

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Middle English

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The period from around 1500 to the present where English continues to change significantly.

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Modern English

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An event constituting a new stage in a changing situation.

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Development

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The dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.

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Diaspora

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A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

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Stereotype

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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Euphemism

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The ability to read and write.

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Literacy