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U1 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| OBSTICLE | something that impedes progress or achievement |
| obsticle | 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. |
| APPAREL | noun) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration (verb) to put clothes on, dress up |
| apparel | Winter _____l should be warm and cozy. |
| DISPATCH | verb) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill (noun) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| dispatch | We’ll _____ a repair crew right away. |
| FORSAKE | verb) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| forsake | I will never ______ my children, no matter what they do or say. |
| INGENIOUS | (adjective) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| ingenious | The students found an ______ solution to the math problem. |
| MISGIVING | noun) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| misgiving | They had _____ about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule. |
| CHALLENGE | To summon to a contest of skill or strength; OR to call into question |
| challenge | Staying out of trouble to remain on the team will _____ Ghost in he for which he might not be prepared. |
| DENOUNCE | (verb) to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| denounce | Her conscience forced her to ________the conspirators to the authorities. |
| FAMISHED | (adjective) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| famished | ___________ for a chance to see her work in print, the young writer begged the magazine editor to publish her story. |
| INEPT | (adjective) totally without skill or appropriatenes |
| inept | You may criticize the roads and the lights, but the fact is that _________ drivers are the cause of most car accidents |
| LIBEL | (noun) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation about whom it is made (verb) to write or publish a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of another person |
| libel | He may claim that we have ___________ him, but we have facts to back up every statement made in the column about him. |
| REPAST | (noun) a meal, food |
| repast | Every Sunday, my family meets at my grandparents house for a _______ of delicious food and great company. |
| BESIEGE | (verb) to attack by surrounding with military forces (verb) to cause worry or trouble |
| besiege | Don’t allow yourself to be _____ed by every small trouble that may arise during the day. |
| COMPRESS | (verb) to press together; to reduce in size or volume (noun) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| compress | If you _____ all the items as much as possible, you will be able to get everything into a single suitcase. |
| DOUSE | (verb) to plunge into a liquid, drench (verb) to put out quickly, extinguish |
| douse | Let’s make certain to _____ the fire before leaving camp |
| GAINFUL | (adjective) profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage |
| gainful | Because I have reached an age at which I am unwilling to depend on my parents, I am out to find a _____ occupation. |
| OAF | (adjective) a stupid person: a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| oaf | You had no right to call me a clumsy _____ just because I spilled some water on you. |
| WILLPOWER | A strong determination that allows one to do something difficult. |
| willpower | Ghost finally had the ______ to share his secret with his teammates |
| EXPRESSLY | (adverb) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| expressly | Where did he ever get the curious idea that we set up this volleyball court _________for him and his friends? |
| INMENSE | (adjective) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| inmense | His conceit was so _______ that he cannot imagine anyone voting against him in the election for class president. |
| INSTANTANEOUS | (adjective) done in an instant; immediate |
| instantaneous | We are working hard to improve conditions in our community, but we cannot expect _________ results. |
| IRK | (verb) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| irk | Instead of feeling ______(ed) because you did poorly on the exam, why don’t you make up your mind to study harder in the future? |
| RECEDE | (verb) to go or move backward (verb) to become more distant |
| recede | When I realized that I was thoroughly prepared for the final exams, my fears quickly _______(ed) |
| ATTAIN | to achieve by effort |
| attain | Jeremy Lin was able to ___ his goal of becoming a professional basketball player for the NBA. |
| HABIT | manner of conducting oneself |
| habit | Students who choose the positive ________ of completing work will always be successful |
| RESIlIENCE | the ability to recover from misfortune |
| FORTITUDE | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or handle pain with courage |
| fortitude | The most successful people in life demonstrate a _____ that others want to imitate to create their own achievement. |
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