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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. |
| Denounce | to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| denounce | o condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| Famished | suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| famished | suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| Inept | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| inept | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| Libel | a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation about whom it is made |
| libel | to write or publish a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of another person |
| Repast | a meal, food |
| repast | a meal, food |
| Compress | to press together; to reduce in size or volume |
| compress | to press together; to reduce in size or volume |
| Douse | to plunge into a liquid, drench |
| douse | to plunge into a liquid, drench |
| Gainful | profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage |
| gainful | profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage |
| Oof | una persona estúpida; un individuo grande, torpe y lento |
| oof | una persona estúpida; un individuo grande, torpe y lento |
| Willpower | strong determination that allows one to do something difficult |
| willpower | Ghost finally had the _____ to share his secret with his teammates. |
| Besiege | to attack by surrounding with military forces |
| besiege | to attack by surrounding with military force |
| 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 care of young children. |
| INSTANTANEOUS | done in an instant; immediate |
| instantaneous | Some of life's rewards are _____; others are a long time in coming |
| IRK | to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| irk |