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U1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| OBSTACLE | something that impedes progress or achievement |
| obstacle | Ghost encounters a serious _____ with his father and must escape with his mother to survive. |
| COURAGE | mental and moral strength |
| courage | It took _____ for Ghost to go back into the house where his father attacked him and his mother. |
| RESILIENCE | the ability to recover from misfortune |
| resilience | Ghost and his mother both demonstrate incredible _____ when they move forward with their lives after surviving the arrest of the father. |
| CHALLENGE | the ability to recover from misfortune |
| challenge | Ghost and his mother both demonstrate incredible _____ when they move forward with their lives after surviving the arrest of the father. |
| BESIEGE | to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| besiege | If troops _____ their stronghold,the rebel forces may be forced to surrender. |
| COMPRESS | to press together; to reduce in size or volume OR (N) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| compress | The editor helped ____ my rambling 25-page mystery into an 8-page thriller. A cold ____ may soothe headache pain. |
| DOUSE | to plunge into a liquid,drench; to put out quickly,extinguish |
| douse | I'll ____ the flames with the hose. |
| GAINFUL | profitable;bringing in money or some special advantage |
| gainful | I hope to find ____ employment that is pleasing to me, |
| OAF | a stupid person;a big,clumsy,slow individual |
| oaf | He generally moved like an ____, so L was surprised to see how graceful he was on the dance floor. |
| WILLPOWER | strong determination that allows one to do something diffcult |
| willpower | Ghost finally had the __ to share his secret with his teammates. |
| INEPT | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| inept | The scientist is brilliant in the research laboratory, but is ____ at dealing with people. |
| LIBEL | a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; to write or publish a statement that unfairly or falsely harms another person |
| libel | The young celebrity accused her unauthorized biographer of ___. It is a crime to ___ other, no matter you feel about them. |
| REPAST | a meal,food |
| repast | Let's get together after the show at Callie's Cafe for a late-night. |
| EXPRESSLY | plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| expressly | The terms of our agreement _____ forbade us to take any of the goods for our own use. |
| IMMENSE | very large or great; beyond ordinary measurement |
| immense | On my first babysitting job, one must have ____ patience to take acre of young children |
| INSTANTANEOUS | done in an instant; immediate |
| instantaneous | Some of life's rewards are _____ ;others are long time in coming. |
| IRK | to annoy,trouble,make weary |
| irk | Students who do not complete their work ____ their teachers and parents because it seems like they do not want to succeed. |
| RECEDE | to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| recede | Far away on the horizon, we saw the tiny figures of a lonely traveler and his mule _____ into the sunset. |
| HABIT | manner of conducting oneself |
| habit | Students who choose the positive _____ of completing work will always be successful! |
| ATTAIN | to achieve by effort |
| attain | Jeremy Lin was able to _____ his goal of becoming a professional basketball player for the NBA. Save ! |
| APPAREL | clothing; to dress up |
| apparel | Winter ____ should be warm or cozy |
| FORSAKE | to give up or abandon |
| forsake | I will never _____ my children,no matter what they do or say. |
| INGENIOUS | remarkably clever |
| ingenious | The students found an _____ solution to the math problem. |
| DISPATCH | to send out for a purpose; an official message |
| dispatch | We'll _____ a repair crew right away. |
| MISGIVING | a feeling of fear or doubt |
| misgiving | They had _____ about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule. |
| DENOUNCE | to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| denounce | The United Nations decided to publicly _____ the tyrant's crimes. |
| FAMISHED | suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| famished | The Vietnamese immigrants,new to strange American city, were _____ for news of home. |
| CONFORMITY | acting in accordance with some specified standard |
| conformity | Toni despises _____ and stays true to herself, although she fears her mother wishes she had a different daughter because of it. |
| BUNGLE | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something |
| bungle | If we __________ this project, we may never get another chance to prove ourselves as a worthy team. |
| COMMENTARY | a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; OR (noun) an expression of opinion |
| commentary | Our spiritual leader gave us a __________ on the true meaning of charity. |
| DURATION | ) the length of time that something continues or lasts |
| duration | Even though the story was hard to follow, my friends decided to stay for the __________ of the opera. |
| FIDELITY | state of being faithful; OR (noun) accuracy in details; exactness |
| fidelity | The __________ of scratchy old records can’t match the clarity of CDs. |
| FRAY | a brawl or noisy quarrel; OR (verb) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged and worn OR (verb) to strain and irritate |
| fray | After the two loudest students began arguing, the whole class jumped into the __________ . A faucet that drips continuously can __________ anyone’s nerves. |
| HEADSTRONG | willful; stubborn |
| headstrong | Even the most patient caregiver may feel challenged when faced with a __________ child. |
| PACIFY | to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
| pacify | he factory owners hope to __________ the angry protestors with promises of higher wages. |
| RAVENOUS | greedy; very hungry; OR (adjective) eager for satisfaction |
| ravenous | Exercising vigorously for several hours gives me a __________ appetite. |
| REFUTE | (verb) to prove incorrect |
| refute | After analyizing the situation, I now know a foolproof way to __________ the original claim. |
| SMUG | overly satisfied with oneself |
| smug | Just because he got the lead in the school play doesn’t justify his irritating air of __________ superiority. |
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