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U2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or handle pain with courage |
| FORTITUDE | The most successful people in life demonstrate a _____ that others want to imitate to create their own achievement. |
| adverse | unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile |
| ADVERSE | Some people suffer an _____ reaction if they eat peanut butter or anything with peanuts. |
| constrain | to force, compel; to restrain, hold back |
| CONSTRAIN | to force, compel; to restrain, hold back |
| contemporary | belonging to the same period of time as oneself a person of the same time |
| CONTEMPORARY | His novel used a _____ style but had a historical setting. |
| groundless | without any good reason or cause; unjustified |
| GROUNDLESS | Kate's _____ fear of hurting herself during exercise has left her weak and out of shape. |
| mimic | a person who does imitations to imitate; to make fun of |
| MIMIC | Troy continually entertains his friends because he can _____ any accent he hears. |
| 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. |
| arid | extremely dry; uninteresting, dull |
| AIRD | The arid climate of the desert is the perfect place for the cactus to bloom. |
| confront | to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with |
| Confront | If we confront our bullies we take away their power to control us. |
| depict | to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
| Depict | The illustrator’s ability to depict the victim’s stories explained the war from a whole new perspective. |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person |
| HYPOCRITE | She really is a hypocrite since she yells at everyone to choose healthy while she only drinks soda eat Takis. |
| serene | peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand |
| SERENE | The most serene sound for many people is waves on a summer beach. |
| TENACITY | The determination to continue what you are doing |
| tenacity | Turbo the snail demonstrated great _____ in finishing the race against a racecar without his power of speed. |
| AVERT | To see coming and ward off; avoid |
| avert | The best way to _____ summer school and avoid stress is by completing assignments on time and participating in class. |
| disinterested | fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent |
| DISINTERSTED | A judge must remain __________ in order to render an evenhanded and logical decision. |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class |
| ENCOMPASS | Oceans __________ about three-fourths of the surface of our planet. |
| manipulate | to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage |
| MAINIPULATE | Scientists should not __________ data. |
| ruffle | to wrinkle, make uneven to annoy, upset to flip through material used for trimming edges a low drumbeat |
| RUFFLE | His wisecracks always __________ my feathers. My favorite pillow has a velvet __________ . |
| stamina | strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power |
| STAMIA | Marathon runners need a great deal of __________ to cover the many miles. |
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