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Unit 1 Vocab ELA
| Term | Example |
|---|---|
| Agile | When the Olympian ran the 100 meter dash, he was very agile. |
| Eavesdrop | I saw the man eavesdrop on his daughter, but I left him alone to spy. |
| Vile | The milk was vile because it had been sitting in the fridge longer than I've been alive, and I'm 12. |
| Sheepishly | The child sheepishly looked at me when I asked the little guy for his name when I met him. |
| Quiver | I always make my enemies quiver with fear when I fire my 40-foot laser. |
| Portly | The portly man couldn't fit through the door because he was too massive. |
| Unison | The class said the answer in unison when asked an easy question in math class. |
| Ferocity | Men in model magazines like to show ferocity by looking not scary, but not friendly, either. |
| Linger | Kids who didn't do their homework like to linger in the halls to stall out the inevidable. |
| Falsify | The american society has not yet been able to falsify the Illuminati. |
| Despair | He suffered from despair when he forgot his math homework at home and got a conduct mark. |
| Dismay | The man was in dismay when his wife died, who he had been married to for 15 years. |