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This resource is intended for occasional
review of vocabulary used in the ISAT,
based on the DesCartes Vocabulary by
RIT document.
-Suggestion: Randomly select 8-10
words each time you use this with your
class
-The words are organized by RIT Band
to allow you to focus on a particular set
of skills. The RIT Bands are coded by
color.
- Definitions were taken from a generic
student glossary. You may choose to
change the definition to better fit your
curriculum or content, as needed.
Below 151
201-210
201-210
201-210
221-230
231-240
191-200
241-250
221-230
251-260
221-230
221-230
261-270
Above 271
Reading ISAT – 191-200
Question 1
A list of books used for
research that includes a
brief explanation of each
is an ______ ______.
Answer
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Answer 1
Annotated
Bibliography
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Question 2
What kind of article,
often written by an
editor, expresses an
opinion?
Answer
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Answer 2
Editorial
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Question 3
What kind of note
appears at the bottom of
the page of a research
paper?
Answer
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Answer 3
Footnote
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Question 4
What kind of figure of
speech uses one thing to
describe something else
that’s different?
Example: “All the world’s a stage”
(Shakespeare)
Answer
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Answer 4
Metaphor
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Question 5
The part of a word that’s
heard between the beginning
and the ending sounds is the
______ ______.
Answer
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Answer 5
Middle Sound
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Question 6
A short piece of writing
that highlights the main
points of a longer piece is
a ________.
Answer
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Answer 6
Summary
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Question 7
The base part of a word
that gives the word
its meaning is
the _____ _____.
Answer
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Answer 7
Word Root
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Question 8
What is it called when a
series of words all start with
the same sound, like in a
tongue twister?
Example: Patty planted pretty petunias.
Answer
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Answer 8
Alliteration
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Question 9
What is it called when
words repeat a similar
vowel sound but don’t
actually rhyme?
Example: great gray whale
Answer
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Answer 9
Assonance
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Question 10
Something that is
believed to be true
without any proof is
an ________.
Answer
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Answer 10
Assumption
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Question 11
Novels and other writings
written in England or other
parts of Great Britain are
part of _________
__________.
Answer
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Answer 11
British Literature
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Question 12
To _________ means to
describe the qualities or
distinctive features of
something.
Answer
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Answer 12
Characterize
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Question 13
Events listed in the order
that they happen, from
oldest to newest, are in
_________ order.
Answer
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Answer 13
Chronological
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Question 14
The problem or situation
in a story that needs to
be resolved is the
_______.
Answer
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Answer 14
Conflict
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Question 15
What is it called when
words repeat a similar
consonant sound but don’t
actually rhyme?
Example: big angry gorilla
Answer
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Answer 15
Consonance
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Question 16
A small piece of paper used
to get a discount when
buying something
is a _______.
Answer
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Answer 16
Coupon
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Question 17
An organized argument
during which each
person defends their
opinion is a ______.
Answer
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Answer 17
Debate
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Question 18
An __________ is when
something is described
as bigger or better than
it really is.
Answer
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Answer 18
Exaggeration
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Question 19
What kind of writing is
intended to give
information and to
explain difficult material?
Answer
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Answer 19
Exposition
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Question 20
The events in a book
that come after the
plot’s climax are the
_______ _____.
Answer
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Answer 20
Falling Action
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Question 21
What kind of resource book
includes information about
local plants, animals, and
trails?
Answer
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Answer 21
Field Guide
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Question 22
What literary device is
used to tell about a past
event during a story?
Answer
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Answer 22
Flashback
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Question 23
What is the title of a
newspaper article
called, which is intended
to get attention?
Answer
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Answer 23
Headline
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Question 24
Writing that is intended
to teach something is
written for the purpose of
_______.
Answer
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Answer 24
Instruction
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Question 25
What literary device uses
words to express
something different or
opposite from their actual
meaning?
Answer
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Answer 25
Irony
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Question 26
A technique that an author
uses to create a specific
effect in a story is a
________ _______.
Examples: figure of speech, flashback
Answer
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Answer 26
Literary Device
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Question 27
Each part of a story, such
as the plot, characters,
setting and theme,
is an example of
a ______ _______.
Answer
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Answer 27
Literary Element
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Question 28
A short note intended to
provide information, and
often abbreviated as
“memo,” is a _________.
Answer
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Answer 28
Memorandum
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Question 29
To tell a story or explain
the events in a story is
to _________.
Answer
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Answer 29
Narrate
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Question 30
The sequence that
things happen in a
story is the
_____ ___ _______
Answer
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Answer 30
Order of Events
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Question 31
A story that is told to
explain a moral lesson
is a ________.
Answer
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Answer 31
Parable
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Question 32
Someone who is able to
get others to change their
minds about an issue can
be described as _______.
Answer
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Answer 32
Persuasive
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Question 33
What tense is used to
tell a story that is
happening right now?
Answer
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Answer 33
Present Tense
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Question 34
What kind of source
comes from the people
who were really there?
Examples: letters, diaries
Answer
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Answer 34
Primary Source
Historical Document
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Question 35
A ______ is a play on
words, which is often
humorous.
Answer
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Answer 35
Pun
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Question 36
The exact words that
a person says are a
_______, or quotation.
Answer
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Answer 36
Quote
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Question 37
Something that is
referred to in order to
get information is a
_________.
Answer
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Answer 37
Reference
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Question 38
What kind of paper
summarizes information
from several sources and
often includes a title page
and a bibliography?
Answer
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Answer 38
Research Paper
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Question 39
One event in a story
or in a play is called a
_________.
Answer
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Answer 39
Scene
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Question 40
What kind of source tells
about an event, but is
written by someone who
wasn’t actually there?
Answer
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Answer 40
Secondary Source
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Question 41
A ________ is a talk that
someone gives, or a
written copy of the talk
that someone gives.
Answer
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Answer 41
Speech
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Question 42
Another name for a
short story is a
_______.
Answer
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Answer 42
Tale
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Question 43
What kind of research
paper focuses on a
specific topic and is often
used in college classes?
Answer
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Answer 43
Thesis Paper
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Question 44
Puns and other
humorous uses of
words are called
_____ _____.
Answer
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Answer 44
Word Play
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Question 45
Stories and other writings
written anywhere in the
world thousands of years
ago are part of world and
_________ __________.
Answer
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Answer 45
World and Ancient
Literature
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Question 46
Stories and other writings
written in any country are
part of _________
__________.
Answer
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Answer 46
World Literature
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Question 47
An indirect reference
to something is an
__________.
Answer
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Answer 47
Allusion
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Question 48
The section at the end of
a book or research paper
that at additional
information is an
____________.
Answer
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Answer 48
Appendix
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Question 49
The act of describing a
character by their
unique qualities is
____________.
Answer
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Answer 49
Characterization
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Question 50
To ________ things
means to describe what
makes them different.
Answer
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Answer 50
Contrast
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Question 51
A metaphor that is used
throughout an entire
poem or piece of writing is
an ________ ________.
Answer
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Answer 51
Extended
Metaphor
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Question 52
The letters at the top of a
dictionary page that indicate
what words are on that page
are _______ _______.
Answer
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Answer 52
Guide Letters
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Question 53
Two words that sound the
same but have different
meanings are __________.
Examples: their, they’re, there
Answer
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Answer 53
Homophone
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Question 54
A phrase with words that
seem to be opposites is an
__________.
Examples: “pretty ugly” or
“jumbo shrimp”
Answer
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Answer 54
Oxymoron
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Question 55
To _______ a problem
means to come to a
solution so that the
problem is over.
Answer
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Answer 55
Resolve
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Question 56
The anticipation or
excitement that builds up in
stories like a mystery novel
is called ________.
Answer
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Answer 56
Suspense
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Question 57
An original model or
pattern that others
follow is an ________.
Answer
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Answer 57
Archetype
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Question 58
To express an opposing
opinion or to go against
an idea is to ________.
Answer
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Answer 58
Contradict
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Question 59
A story told by someone who
is actually part of the story is
told in ______ _______.
Answer
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Answer 59
First Person
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Question 60
What common meter used in
poetry consists of sets of five
unaccented and accented
syllables?
Sounds like
“daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM”
Answer
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Answer 60
Iambic
Pentameter
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Question 61
The sets of syllables that
make up the pattern of poetry
are called _____ ______.
Hint: Iambic pentameter has
five per line
Answer
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Answer 61
Metric Feet
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Question 62
Someone who knows
EVERYTHING is
____________.
Answer
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Answer 62
Omniscient
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Question 63
A statement that
appears to contradict
itself is a
_______________.
Answer
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Paradox
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Question 64
Giving human emotions to
inanimate objects or nature
is _______ ______.
Example: “cruel wind”
Answer
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Answer 64
Pathetic Fallacy
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Question 65
What form of writing
uses the pronoun
“you”?
Answer
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Answer 65
Second Person
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Question 66
A fourteen-line poem with
a fixed rhyming pattern is
a _________.
Answer
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Answer 66
Sonnet
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Question 67
Proper, grammatically
correct English is
referred to as
_______ English.
Answer
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Answer 67
Standard English
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Question 68
A conventional or commonly
held belief that is often
untrue or over simplified is a
__________.
Example: Blondes are dumb
Answer
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Answer 68
Stereotype
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Question 69
The extra information
provided in a story that
makes it more interesting
and meaningful are
________ ________.
Answer
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Answer 69
Supporting
Details
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Question 70
The use of symbols to
represent things or
events is __________.
Answer
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Answer 70
Symbolism
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Question 71
To represent or to act
as a symbol is to
_________.
Answer
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Answer 71
Symbolize
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Question 72
A story written about
other people, using
pronouns such as “they”
is written in what form?
Answer
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Answer 72
Third Person
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Question 73
The position from
which an event or
object is viewed is a
__________.
Answer
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Answer 73
Viewpoint
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Question 74
Something that is the
opposite is the
__________.
Answer
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Answer 74
Antithesis
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Question 75
A figure of speech in which a
word or phrase is substituted for
another word or phrase that is
closely related is ___________.
Example: “Washington” for
“United States government”
Answer
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Answer 75
Metonymy
Pronounced: me-TŏN-eh-mee
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Question 76
The analysis of the
metric patterns in
poetry is ________.
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Answer 76
Scansion
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Question 77
A figure of speech in which
a part is used as the whole,
or the whole is used for a
part is a _________.
Example: “law” for “police officer”
Answer
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Answer 77
Synecdoche
Pronounced: sin-EK-doh-kee
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