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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 | (noun) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration |
| APPAREL | Winter apparel should be warm and cozy |
| dispatch | (noun) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| DISPATCH | We’ll dispatch a repair crew right away. |
| forsake | erb) 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 MISGIVING | (noun) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| MISGIVING | 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. |
| besiege | (verb) to attack by surrounding with military forces |
| BESIEGE | (verb) to cause worry or trouble |
| COMPRESS | (verb) to press together; to reduce in size or volume |
| compress | (noun) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| douse | (verb) to plunge into a liquid, drench |
| DOUSE | (verb) to put out quickly, extinguish |
| GAINFUL | (adjective) profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage |
| gainful | (adjective) profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage |
| oaf | (sustantivo) una persona estúpida; un individuo grande, torpe y lento |
| OAF | (sustantivo) una persona estúpida; un individuo grande, torpe y lento |
| expressly | adverb) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| EXPRESSLY | adverb) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| IMMENSE | adjective) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| immense | adjective) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| instantaneous | (adjective) done in an instant; immediate |
| INSTANTANEOUS | (adjective) done in an instant; immediate |
| irk | verb) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| IRK | verb) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| recede | (verb) to go or move backward |
| RECEDE | (verb) to become more distant |
| denounce | (verb) to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| DENOUNCE | (verb) to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| famished | (adjective) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| FAMISHED | (adjective) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| inept | (adjective) totally without skill or appropriateness |
| INEPT | (adjective) totally without skill or appropriateness |
| libel | (noun) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation about whom it is made |
| LIBEL | (verb) to write or publish a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of another person |
| repast | (noun) a meal, food |
| REPAST | (noun) a meal, food |
| ATTAIN | (twice - once capitalized, once lower case) → it’s definition AND model to your Unit 1 stack. |
| attain | Jeremy Lin was able to ___ his goal of becoming a professional basketball player for the NBA. |
| HABIT | manner of conducting oneself. |
| habit | students |
| WILLPOWER | |
| willpower | |
| resilience | |
| RESILIENCE | |
| FORTITUDE | The most successful people in life demonstrate a _____ that others want to imitate to create their own achievement. |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or handle pain with courage. |
| assailant | The jogger was injured by an unknown _____ who left him immobile at the side of the road. |
| ASSAILANT | The jogger was injured by an unknown _____ who left him immobile at the side of the road. |
| billow | (noun) a large wave |
| BILLOW | (verb) to rise like a large wave |
| incomprehensible | adjective) impossible to understand |
| INCOMPREHENSIBLE | Our school’s intercom system is so old that this morning’s announcements were almost _____. |
| maximum | (noun) the greatest possible amount |
| MAXIMUM | (adjective) reaching the great possible amount |
| sheepish | (adjective) embarrassed, timid |
| SHEEPISH | His _____ grin made the crowds cheer all the more for his unlikely victory. |
| bigot | When you speak in that narrow-minded way, you sound like a _____. |
| BIGOT | (noun) an intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person |
| enigma | (noun) someone or something that is extremely puzzling which cannot be explained or understood |
| ENIGMA | Critics complained that the plot twists in the new mystery movie make it an _____. |
| restrict | (verb) to keep within set limits; to confine |
| RESTRICT | Doctors often advise patients to _____ their intake of any fatty or salty foods. |
| vow | A bride and groom _____ to love each other throughout their marriage. |
| VOW | (noun) a solemn or sacred promise or pledge OR (verb) to declare or promise in a serious way |
| waylay | Thugs will often choose to _____ weary travelers as they make their way home |
| WAYLAY | (verb) to lie in wait for and attack; ambush |
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