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MP3 Vocab
Words of the Week
Term | Definition |
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MOTIVE | something that causes a person to act |
motive | Ghost’s _____ for stealing the sneakers was part of his need to be accepted and included. |
RESISTANCE | the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument |
resistance | While some people show _____ to change, many others are willing to embrace new ideas for the best of society. |
PERCEPTION | the way you understand someone or something |
perception | Your ___ of the world is affected by the way you’ve been raised and the events you have experienced in life. |
EMPOWER | to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something |
empower | Frederick Douglass was--- to change his life when he continued to learn to read in secret so that he could escape slavery. |
CULTIVATE | to foster the growth of |
cultivate | In order to —- your self-awareness, you need to ask yourself tough questions and make smart, responsible choices. |
SAVVY | experienced, knowledgeable, and having common sense |
savvy | Frederick Douglass possessed tremendous - - - with words, and soon everyone truly understood the horrors of slavery. |
AUTHENTIC | not false or imitation; REAL |
authentic | If you were to purchase an - - - piece of Frida Kahlo’s art work, the price would be well over a million dollars. |
ENIGMA | something hard to understand or explain |
enigma | Just how and why two people fall in love is an —-- that no scientist has been able to explain. |