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Unit 1
Vocabulary from Unit 1 of StudySync's 11th grade ELD track.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clarification (n) | making something less confusing and more understandable |
| gesture (n) | body movements that get the idea across |
| seek (v) | to look for |
| slower speech (n) | language spoken slower than usual |
| visual (n) | something you look at that helps you understand an idea or concept |
| independence (n) | freedom from the control or influence of others |
| affrighted (adj) | afraid |
| benevolence (n) | goodwill; acts of kindness |
| boon (n) | an advantage; benefit |
| convict (v) | to find guilty of committing a crime |
| indictment (n) | a formal accusation of a crime |
| jostle (v) | to push against or collide with someone |
| reluctant (adj) | not wanting to do something |
| gallows (n) | a wooden structure for hanging criminals |
| Puritan (n) | one who practices a strict moral or religious code |
| Goody (n) | used in the 1600s to address women, similar to "Miss" |
| consent (v) | to give permission; to say yes |
| excise (n) | money that must be paid along with the price of something |
| invalid (adj) | not done with the proper legal authority |
| jurisdiction (n) | an area that is ruled in a certain way |
| levy (v) | to use legal authority to demand payment of a tax or fine |
| odious (adj) | causing hatred or dislike |
| representation (n) | a person or group that speaks or acts for another group or person |
| revenue (n) | money collected by a government through taxes |
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