Vocabulary Week of October 10-14, 2011 The Hero’s Journey Vocabulary Week of October 10-14, 2011
Altruism (N) putting others first; being self sacrificing Caldron (N) a huge cooking pot Deplore (V) to regret Exculpate (V) free someone from blame; pardon Illusory ( Adj) deceptive; false; misleading
Lobbyist (N) person who tries to persuade someone to support a program Onus (N) burden Precarious (Adj) unstable; risky Sagacious (Adj) wise Trepidation (N) fear
Prefix: ject means to throw Project (V) stick out; direct image onto a surface Eject (V) push something out with force Deject (V) discourage; depress; make unhappy Interject (V) interrupt with a comment Subject (V) give somebody an unpleasant experiencesubmit something to treatment