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u1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| OBSTACLE | something that impedes progress or achievement |
| 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 |
| apparel | (verb) to put clothes on, dress up |
| DISPATCH | (verb) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill |
| dispatch | (verb) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill |
| FORSAKE | (verb) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| forsake | I will never forsake my children, no matter what they do or say. |
| INGENIOUS | (adjective) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| ingenious | The students found an ingenious solution to the math problem. |
| MISGIVING | (noun) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| misgiving | They had misgivings about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule. |
| denounce | to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| famished | adjective) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| inept | (adjective) 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 |
| RESILIENCE i |