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Vocab 5/6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Memoir | A noun that is a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of himself or herself and based on a personal observation account history record chronicle narrative story portrayal |
| Memoir | My father penned a memoir about his thirty-year tour in the military |
| Denote | A verb meaning to be a mark or sign of or to represent by a symbol. designate, indicate, be a mark of, signify, signal, symbolize, represent |
| Denote | If you get lost, look for the two red flags that denote the hotel entrance. |
| Leeward | A noun meaning being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing calm quiet safe smooth still leeside peaceful protected |
| Leeward | The ship anchored on a harbor on the leeward side of the island. |
| Dreamlike | An adjective that is a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep unreal, illusory, imaginary, unsubstantial, chimerical, ethereal, phantasmagorical, |
| Dreamlike | The film mixes real life footage with computer graphics to create an original, dreamlike effect. |
| Hypertension | A noun that is the elevation of the blood pressure cardiovascular disease essential hypertension secondary hypertension malignant hypertension white-coat hypertension high blood pressure hyperpiesia |
| Hypertension | Mr. John came out of the doctor’s office looking sullen after his diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes. |
| Sentemential | an adjective meaning prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. nostalgic, tender, emotional, affectionate, softhearted, tenderhearted, soft |
| Sentemental | Andrea becomes sentimental whenever she thinks about past memories of her childhood |
| Deportation | A noun meaning the removal from a country of a person or persons whose presence is unlawful expulsion riddance ejection exclusion |
| Deportation | The deportation of an American citizen accused of spying has caused a serious conflict between the two governments |
| Dehumanize | A verb meaning to treat someone as though he or she is not a human being; to take away human qualities, personality, and spirit. mechanize mechanise dehumanise |
| Dehumanize | Lately there has been an aim to dehumanize immigrants in our country, leading to their being viewed as not fully human. |
| Hypervigilant | An adjective meaning overly watchful in order to detect danger; excessively wary or ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. |
| Hypervigilant | You're probably hypervigilant around the person you fear, noticing everything they do and trying to read their current mood. |
| Wayward | An adjective meaning turned from or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient; difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior. willful, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, perverse, contrary |
| Wayward | Ever since leaving college during his first year, Ken has been a wayward young man who cannot keep a job. |
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