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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (5 Down) effect (NOUN) 1. An outward appearance. Synonym: impression. 2. An impression. 3. The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. Synonyms: burden, core, essence, gist. 4. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. Synonyms: consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot. (VERB) 1. Produce. Synonyms: bring
about, effectuate, set up. 2. Act so as to bring into existence. The word effect
is sometimes misused in place of affect. However, one meaning of the word affect
is "to have an effect upon.
Did You Know? (52 Across) The animated "Stone Age" family, The Flintstones are familiar characters to most Americans. The television series
aired from 1960-1966 and has been sporadically seen in syndication since. The
animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera partnered to create their own
animation studio, (Hanna-Barbera Productions). The pair created, not only the
Flintstones, but the loveable Tom and Jerry, the Huckleberry Hound, The Jetsons,
Scooby-Doo, and Yogi Bear, among others.
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