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Lesson 3
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Afford | Provide, give, grant |
| Announce | Proclaim, publish, declare |
| A wide range of | A wide variety |
| Chance | Probability, likelihood, opportunity |
| Chart | Map, plot |
| Engage | Promise, contract, pledge, reserve, book, hire, employ |
| Esteem | Respect, revere, prize, value |
| Evidence | Proof, sign |
| Fertile | Bountiful, productive, fecund |
| Generate | Produce |
| Innate | Inborn, natural |
| Invaluable | Precious, priceless |
| Irreparable | Irremediable, permanent, irrecoverable |
| Maxim | Principle, saying, proverb |
| Object | Protest, remonstrate, goal, purpose, function |
| Outstanding | Remarkable, prominent, excellent, unpaid, owing, unsettled |
| Patron | Protector, supporter, advocate, customer |
| Predominate | Outweigh, prevail, rule |
| Previous | Prior, earlier, former |
| Premise | Assumption, supposition |
| Primitive | Primeval, uncivilized, savage, rudimentary |
| Proficiency | Skill, ability, expertise,mastery |
| Proposition | Suggestion, proposal |
| Questionable | Doubtful, suspicious, dubious |
| Rife with | Full of |
| Shield | Protect, defend, safeguard |
| Solitary | Isolated, remote, secluded, lonely |
| Stick | Cling, adhere |
| Stimulus | Motivation, incentive, incitement |
| Stir | Agitate, provoke, rouse, spur, excite |
| Taboo | Prohibition |
| Thrive | Prosper, flourish |
| Tide | Stream, current |
| Vagary | Uncertainty, sudden desire, caprice, whim |
| Wane | Decrease, decline, fade |
| View | Outlook, opinion, consider, deem, regard |