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Vocab 2: Obama

Academic Vocabulary and Words to Know from Dreams from My Father

TermDefinition
accommodate (v) to accept an idea or opinion, especially when it is different from yours
destiny (n) things that will happen in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlled
inherent (adj) characteristic of; naturally part of someone or something
contemporaneous (adj) happening in the same period of time
composite (adj) made up of several different parts of materials
opaque difficult to see through; hard to understand
fault (v) to criticize someone for a mistake
in spite of (prep) without being affected or stopped by something
feats worthy of record (n) impressive achievements that are worth writing down
charting (v) making plans for what should be done to achieve a goal
color (v) to influence something in a particular way
compression (n) decrease in volume; make smaller, more concise
chronology (n) the order in which events happened
province (n) an area; a subject that a person knows a lot about
goblins (n) mischievous, dwarf-like creatures from folktales
lair (n) a wild animal's den
Grinch (n) a fictional character who ruins Christmas and was created by Dr. Seuss
suppress (v) to hold back
inevitable (adj) impossible to avoid
desperate (adj) feeling hopeless, in a difficult situation that's impossible to deal with
vacant (adj) empty
heartily (adv) in a heartfelt, enthusiastic way
ruddy-faced (adj) pink and healthy-looking
mimic (v) imitate without necessarily understanding
accustomed (adj) used to
fort-fives (n) music recorded on vinyl discs, played at 45 rpm on a record player, usually with a single song on each side
guitar lick (n) a musical passage or phrase performed using a guitar
Created by: Kate G
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