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Warm-Up # 4 Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A picture is worth a thousand words | A picture tells a story just as well as, if not better than, a lot of written words. |
| Leap of faith meaning | An act of believing in or attempting something whose existence or outcome cannot be proved. |
| In a jam | To be in a difficult or problematic situation |
| Blood is thicker than water | An expression that the bonds of family are stronger than bonds between people who are not related. |
| Role Model | A person whose behavior in a particular role is copied by other |
| Folk hero | someone who is admired for their achievements by the ordinary people of a particular region |
| Indispensable (adjective) | Necessary, essential, vitally important |
| Adapt | To change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation |
| Adept | A highly skilled or well-trained person : someone who is adept at something |
| Adopt | To take a child of other parents legally as your own child |
| Consistent (adjective) | Always acting or behaving in the same way |
| Oxymoron | A combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings |
| Obsess (verb) | Think about all the times; be preoccupied with, often to a troubling degree |
| Obsession (noun) | Someone or something that a person thinks about constantly or frequently |
| Cameo (noun) | A small role in a movie, play, etc., that is performed by a well-known actor |
| Circu- (root word) | Around |
| Ecstatic (adjective) | Very happy or excited : feeling or showing ecstasy |
| Designated (verb) | To officially choose (someone or something) to do or be something : to officially give (someone or something) a particular role or purpose |
| Suffrage (noun) | The right to vote in an election |
| Suffragist (noun) | A person in the past who worked to get voting rights for people who did not have them |
| Illuminate(adjective) | brightened with light |
| Formative (adjective) | Used to describe the time when someone or something is growing or being formed |
| Unparalleled (adjective) | Having no equal : better or greater than anyone or anything else |
| Diversion (noun) | something that takes attention away from what is happening |
| Auto- (Prefix) | "self" |
| Bio-(Root word) | "life" |
| Graph- (Root word) | "Writing" |
| Entitlement (noun) | The condition of having a right to have, do, or get something |
| Out- (Prefix) | “Further” or “going further” |
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