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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 | to send off or out for a purpose; to kill |
| FORSAKE | to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| forsake | I will never forsake my children, no matter what they do or say. |
| INGENIOUS | showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| ingenious | The students found an ingenious solution to the math problem. |
| MISGIVING | 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. |
| DENOUNCE | verb) 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 | (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 |
| 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 |
| OAF | (noun) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| EXPRESSLY | (adverb) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| IMMENSE | (adjective) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| INSTANTANEOUS | (adjective) done in an instant; immediate |
| IRK | verb) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| RECEDE | (verb) to go or move backward |
| recede | (verb) to become more distant |
| HABIT | manner of conducting oneself |
| habit | Students who choose the positive____of completing work will always be successful! |
| ATTAIN | to achieve by effort |
| attain | Jeremy Lin was able to__his goal of becoming a professional basketball player for the NBA |
| PROACTIVE | acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or changes |
| proactive | Students who are _____ make a plan for thie success and use tools to stay organized. |
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