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U1 Vocab

TermDefinition
HABIT manner of conducting oneself
habit students who choose the positive____of completing work will always be successful!
OBSTACLE something that impedes progress or achievement
obstacle Ghost encounters a serious____with his father and must escape with his mother to survive.
COURAGE mental and moral strength
courage it took___for ghost to go back into the house where his father attacked him and his mother.
CHALLENGE to summon a contest of skill or strength or to call into question
challenge staying out of trouble to remain on the team will____ ghost in ways he for which he may not be prepared.
ATTAIN to achieve by effort
attain jermey lin was able to __ his goal of becoming a proffesional basketball play for the NBA, Save!
WILLPOWER strong determination that allows one to do something difficult
willpower ghost finally had the ___ to share his secret with his teamates.
RESILIENCE the ability to recover from misfortune
resilience ghost and his mothe both demonstrate incredible ____ when they move far away with their lives after surviving the arrest of the father.
APPAREL clothing or to dress up
DISPATCH to send out for a purpose (N) and official message.
MISGIVING feeling of fear or doubt
INGENIOUS remarkably clever
FORSAKE to give up or abandon
apparel winter___ should be warm and cozy
dispatch we'll___ repair crew right away
forsake i will never ___ my children no matter what they do or say.
ingenious the student found an ___ solution to the math problem
misgiving they had ____ about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule
DENOUNCE to condemn openly; to accuse formally
denounce the United Nations decided to publicly__the tyrants crimes
FAMISHED suffering severeley of hunger or fro a lack of something
famished The Vietnamese immigrants, new to a strange american city, where___ for news of home
INEPT Totally without skill or appropriatness
inept The scientist is brilliant in the research laboratory, but is ___ at dealing with people
LIBEL a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (V) that unfairly or falsley harms another person
libel the young celebrity accused her unauthorized biographer of ____it is a crime to___ other, no matter what you feel about them
REPAST a meal, food
repast lets get together after the show at CAllies CAfe for a late night__
BESIEGE to attack by surrounding with milatary forces ; to cause worry or trouble
besiege if troops____ their stronghold,the rebel forces may be forced to surrender.
COMPRESS to press together, to reduce size or volume or a folded cloth or pad applied for an injury
compress the editor helped___my rambling 25__page mystery into an 8 page thriller. A cold___ my soothe headache pain.
DOUSE to plunge into liquid, drench, to put out quickly, extinguish.
douse i'll___ the flames with the hose
GAINFUL profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
gainful i hope to find___ employment that his pleasing to me.
OAF a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
oaf he generally moved like an ___, so i was surpised to see how greatful he was on the dance floor
EXPRESSLY plainly, in so many words ; for a particular purpose
expressly the terms of out agreement___ forbade us to take any of the goods for our own news
IMMENSE very large or great; beyond ordinary measurment
immense on my first babysitting job, one must have__ patience to take care of young children
INSTANTANEOUS done in an instant; immediant
instantaneous some of lifes rewards are___ ;other are a long time in coming
IRK to annoy, trouble,make weary
irk students who do not complete their work___ their teachers and parent because it seems like they do not want to succeed
RECEDE to go or move backwards; to become more distant
recede far away on the horizon, we saw the tiny figures of a lonely traveler and his mule ___ into the sunset
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