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Vocab 10- Review
lessons 6-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| academy | a school for special study or training |
| adolescents | teenagers |
| aggression | hostile action or behavior: assult |
| allies | those who are united with others in some formal or personal way; friends |
| analysis | an examination; an inquiry |
| beseeched | asked in a serious way; begged; pleaded |
| celebrity | a famous person; fame |
| conflict | a serious disagreement; war or period of fighting; to clash or disagree |
| conform | to behave in the same way as everyone else or in a way that is expected |
| consequences | the resluts of an action |
| corrupt | to make someone bad or dishonest; containing errors; damaged |
| crisis | a time of danger and difficulty; a turning point |
| curriculum | the program of study for a school or college |
| demean | to humiliate |
| destructive | causing lots of damage and unhappiness |
| districts | areas or regions |
| encounter | a meeting; to meet |
| expanse | a broad, open area |
| exploit | a brave/daring deed; to treat someone unfairly |
| hazardous | dangerous or risky |
| humid | damp and moist |
| indomitable | incapable of being overcome; unbeatable |
| journalist | someone who collects information and writes articles for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio |
| martyr | someone who is killed or made to suffer because his or her beliefs |
| morale | the state of mind or spirit of a person or group |
| mourned | felt very sad; grieved, especially for someone who has died |
| pediatrician | a doctor for kids and babies |
| probablilty | the likelihood of something to happen |
| rival | a competitor; to be as good as something or someone else |
| undercover | performed or occurring in secret |