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U2 Vocab Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PERSEVERANCE | To do something even though there are obstacles in your way. |
| perseverance | It took months of planning and ----- through countless obstacles for the Allies to achieve victory in the war. |
| BEACON | someone or something that gives hope to others |
| beacon | The Statue of Liberty was a ------ of hope for millions of immigrants seeking freedom, safety, and a new life in the United States. |
| GRIT | mental toughness and courage |
| grit | through resourcefulness and ------ , the pilgrims, true pioneers, survived the harsh conditions of their first winter. |
| AVERSION | A strong feeling of not liking something (spiders) |
| aversion | Benjamin Franklin had a deep ----- to war which is why he offered to go to England to try to make peace with the king to avoid the revolution |
| TENACITY | The determination to continue what you are doing |
| tenacity | Turbo the snail demonstrated great ---- in finishing the race against a racecar without his power of speed. |
| AVERT | the best way to ----- summer school and avoid stress is by completing assignments on time and participating in class. |
| avert | To avoid something you don’t want to do. |
| PRESIST | To continue to do something even though it is difficult |
| presist | Chase Ambrose _____ in telling the truth about stealing the medal despite knowing it could cost him friendships and send him to jail. |
| HOLOCAUST | the systematic government killing of six million Jewish people and others by Nazi Germany during World War II |
| holocaust | Survivors of the _____ share their stories so that the voices of the victims make sure the world never repeats the same unforgivable murders. |
| GENOCIDE | The deliberate and systematic destruction of a religious, racial, national, or cultural group |
| genocide | Hitler and his Nazis shocked the world with their "Final Solution," which was the first publicly documented _____ in modern history. |