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Unit 8

Vocabuary

TermDefinition
Insular Limited in knowledge or perspective.
Insulate To protect from outside influence
Idiosyncrasy A Peculiar quality; a quirk
Idiom Speech or phrase specific to a particular language or group of people.
Enumerate To Listen separately; to count off
Innumerable So plentiful as to be uncountable
Nonplussed Baffled; confused
Surplus Amount beyond what is necessary
Plurality Greater part; majority
Single To isolate; to choose
Singular Separated from others; unique
Bo was known around town for his rather __________ habit of walking to school on his hands Singular
Donna did not want to be _________ out by the harsh critics for her performance in the play Single
Noting that a candidate needed a _______ of votes to win the election, the announcer prepared to read the results. Plurality
Zoe was able to get cantaloupe at a good price because the store had a huge __________ of melons Surplus
The vice principle, looking __________, asked why there were no students in any of the classrooms. Nonplussed
When viewing the ___________ stars that dot the midnight sky, I find it impossible not wonder how big the universe really is. Innumerable
Joanna was asked by her doctor to ___________ the symptoms that has been bothering her. Enumerate
Because I was unfamiliar with the ____________ that my Spanish visitor used, I could not follow the rest of what he said. Idiom
The general's only _______ was is insistence that all his soldiers wear blue uniforms. Idiosyncrasy
The Mayor believed that his status in the community would _________ him against the negative attention other politicians had been given. Insulate
Cal's _____________ ideas about politics came from his sheltered upbringing and lack of travel outside his hometown. Insular
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