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Vocabulary
Please record the following vocabulary words, leaving space for definitions. Make sure to record them with Vocabulary List #1 (ALL vocab should be together).
Anarchist
Anecdote
Animosity
Antagonism
Antidote
Antiquated
Apathy
Appease
Apprehension
Arbitrary
11) Archaic
12) Arrogance
13) Articulate
14) Artifact
15) Artisan
16) Ascendancy
17) Ascetic
18) Aspire
19) Astute
20) Attribute
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Anarchist –
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
After the government fell to the rebels, the city fell into anarchy. There were riots, looting, and chaotic acts everywhere.
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Anecdote –
short account of an amusing or interesting event
Chicken Jerry was not interested in Chicken Marcus’ anecdote about his experiences in elevators.
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Animosity –
active enmity (hate)
The peas and carrots on Gina’s plate attacked each other with intense animosity.
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Antagonism –
hostility; active resistance
The fish antagonized the cat by saying “Nanah nanah boo boo.” Then the cat ate him.
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Antidote –
medicine to counteract a poison or disease
Lisa went a little crazy when trying to find a husband. She decided to poison him and only offer an antidote if he agreed to marriage.
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Antiquated –
old-fashioned; obsolete
The flip phone, the cassette tape, and the beeper have all become antiquated forms of technology.
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Apathy –
lack of caring; indifference
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Appease –
pacify or sooth; relieve
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Apprehension –
fear
The penguins felt apprehension when seeing the walrus’ devious grin and giant bowling ball.
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Arbitrary –
capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
Depending on where you live, the temperature of 50 degrees is arbitrary. It can be considered cold or warm.
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Archaic –
Antiquated (ancient)
The antiquated version of the song did not make sense to the teenagers.
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Arrogance –
pride; haughtiness
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Articulate –
Having the ability to speak fluently and coherently
The dolphin felt silly. He knew what he wanted to say about fish, but couldn’t find the right words to articulate his opinion.
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Artifact –
object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced
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Artisan –
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
The artisan group of farmers grew their own food to sell at the farmers market.
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Ascendancy –
controlling influence; domination
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Ascetic –
practicing self-denial; austere
Samuel the Dog decided to adopt an ascetic lifestyle, where he would live off of the most basic necessities of life.
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Aspire –
seek to attain; long for
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Astute –
wise; shrewd; keen
The astute giraffe was able to name all of the animals of the animal kingdom.
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Attribute –
ascribe; explain
Robber Squirrel explained to Fluffy Bunny that while fluffiness was attributed to innocence; it would not protect him in a court of law.
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Abstruse –
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
The child didn’t understand the abstruse internet article on Dark Matter and the String Theory.
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Adversity –
unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event
The snake experienced adversity when being bullied by the school of possums.
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Alleviate –
Relieve
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Aloof –
apart; reserved
Aloof Cat taught Aloof Cat Jr. how to ignore people who tried to pet them.
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Ambiguous –
unclear or doubtful in meaning
It was ambiguous whether they were eating with their Grandma or actually eating their Grandma.
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