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English I Week 4
Essential Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | extremely unpleasant |
| omit | to leave out or exclude |
| opposition | resistance or dissent to an action or idea |
| oppress | to keep someone in subservience by unjust force |
| perceive | to become aware of through the senses |
| persuasive | good at convincing someone to do or believe something |
| prediction | a statement about what will happen in the future |
| prominent | important or famous |
| prospective | expected or likely to happen |
| punctual | happening or doing something at the agreed time |
| relinquish | to voluntary cease to keep or claim |
| resolve | to settle or find a solution to a problem |
| rudimentary | involving or limited to basic principles |
| signify | to be a sign or indication of |
| sovereign | possessing supreme or ultimate power |
| suspense | a state of mental uncertainty or excitement |
| talisman | an object thought to have magic powers |
| tentative | not certin or fixed; provisional (temporary) |
| toxic | poisonous or harmful |
| treason | the crime of betraying one's country |
| viewpoint | a person's opinion or point of view |
| deprive | to deny someone something |
| catastrophe | an event causing great damage or suffering |
| integrity | the quality of being honest and having stron moral principles |