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Unit 1 Nonfiction
This is for the Unit 1 Nonfiction Vocabulary
Question | Answer | ||
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deemed | thought or considered | old English word | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
compelled | required to | com=together pel=urge | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
cognizant | aware of, knowledgeable about | cogn=to know or think | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
provincial | regional, specific to one area of the country | province=similar to a state or region | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
moratorium | an end or temporary suspension | mor=dead | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
retaliate | to respond the same way that someone has acted upon, usually with harmful intent | re=again | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
unfettered | without chains, bondage, or restrain | un=not fetters=chains | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
lamentably | sadly | lament=to show sadness | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
segregation | the separate and unequal treatment of two groups | se=away greg=groups | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
ordinance | a law or code | ord=correct | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
provocative | exciting or stimulating | pro=forward voc=voice | The Winning Edge |
opined | stated an opinion | related to opinion | The Winning Edge |
tenacious | persistent in seeking a goal; putting maximum effort and strain | ten=strain | The Winning Edge |
curdled | spoiled or soured; gone bad | curd=when something becomes chunky | The Upside of Quitting |
empirical | based upon observation or experience; | associated with empire: the most powerful form of truth | The Upside of Quitting |
poignant | emotionally affecting; touching, moving | poign=point | The Upside of Quitting |
correspondence | letters and calls; forms of communication | co=together respond=communicate | Letter from Birmingham Jail |
affiliated/affiliates | officially attached or connected to an organization | fils=son or part of a family | Letter from Birmingham Jail |