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Vocab 1 honors

Vocab 1 for honors english

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Subtle difficult to perceive or understand
innovate to create something new
ambiguous having several possible meaning or interpretation
relevant important; pertinent
candid honset;frank open
discern to distinguish between two things
obscure partially hidden; hard to understand
eccentric odd; unusual; quirky
impartial not biased; just; fair
apathy lack of concern or interest
discriminate to judge a person based on the group or category to which he/she belongs
denounce to speak out against; to condem
revere To regard with respect tinged with awe
indifferent lacking a preferance
hypocritical having actions that contradict stated beliefs
to distinguish between two things discern
honest;frank;open candid
important; pertinent relevant
having several possible meanings or interpretation ambiguous
to create something new innovate
difficult to perceive or understand subtle
having actions that contradict stated beliefs hypocritical
not biased;just;fair impartial
lacking a preferance indifferent
to regard with respect tinged with awe revere
odd;unusual;quirky eccentric
partially hidden; hard to understand obscure
to speak out against; to condemn denounce
to judge a person based on the group or caategor to which he/she belongs discriminate
lack of concern or interest apathy
My history teacher is so smart that often makes (blank) references to events or people in history that no one in the class has ever heard of. obscure
For all her humanitarian effors and work with the poor, Mother teresa continues to be one of the most (blank) women in all of history. revere
Although the difference in their appearance was (blank), the young mother had no trouble telling her two identical twin babies apart. subtle
When Raul asked Keisha to go with him to the dance, her (blank) excuse of "I think I have something else to do" was her way of avoiding the date without actually telling him a lie ambigous
The teacher's union publically (blank) the recent pay cuts and loss of benefits for school employees. denounced
The nursing application asked for only (blank) work experience, so the girl didn't bother citing her job as a cashier at WalMart. relevant
The group of talented young engineers was praised for their work (blank) the machine that helped ut their company's production time in half. innovate
It is critical tht the International Olympic Committee choose (blank) judges to fairly evaluate the competitions. impartial
Oprah's (blank) interview gave us the opportunity to see a glimse into the difficult childhood that helped shpae her into the person she is today. candid
A school that suffers from student (blank) is a sad place to be; no one attends the ball games, the coffee houses, or even the dances. apathy
With her purple house and unsual yard oraments, the (blank) old lady was the subject to much of the neighborhood gossip. eccentric
Because neither the Steelers nor Panthers are my favorite team, I am (blank) about who wins their Labore-Day-Weekend game. Indifferent
The (blank)actions in his private life clearly indicate that the conservative politician doesn't "practice what he preaches." hypocritical
The American Civil Liberties Union is a watchdog organization thatmakes sure companies don't (blank) against perspective employee's race or gender in their hiring policies discriminate
The judge instructed the jury to use the testimonies of witneses and expers to hlp (blank) the man's innocence or guilt. discren
Created by: jimz
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