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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. |
| APPAREL | clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration |
| apparel | to put clothes on, dress up |
| DISPATCH | to send off or out for a purpose; to kill |
| dispatch | an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| FORSAKE | to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| forsake | I will never forsake my children, no matter what they do or say. |
| INHENOUS | showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| ingenious | The students found an ingenious solution to the math problem. |
| MISSGIVING | a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| missgiving | They had misgivings 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 ways he for which he might not be prepared. |
| denounced | to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| famished | suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| inept | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| libel | a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation about whom it is made |
| repast | a meal, food |
| besiege | to attack by surrounding with military forces |
| compres | to press together; to reduce in size or volume |
| douse | to plunge into a liquid, drench |
| gainful | profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage |
| oaf | a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| WILLPOWER | strong determination that allows one to do something difficult |
| willpower | ghost finally had to share his secret with his teammates |