1. Study Skills Vocabulary Unit 2
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2. respite
Res-pit Noun Definition: delay; postpone; break The class had worked so hard throughout the semester that the teacher gave them a respite after their exam.

3. Personify
Per-son-i-fye Verb Definition: to represent as having human qualities In her poem she attempts to personify the forest as sleepy.

4. Forte
For-tay Noun Definition: something in which a person excels Although dancing was Ann’s forte, she never considered having a career in entertainment.

5. enmity
En-mi-tee Noun Definition: hostility; deep hatred The enmity between the teams was apparent since they were rivals.

6. Crony
Kroh-nee Noun Definition: a close friend or companion Jim and his cronies go to the football games on Friday nights.

7. Bevy
Bev-ee Noun Definition: a group of animals; assembly of a group A bevy of groupies gathered outside to see the star after her concert.

8. Battery
Bat-ter-ee Noun Definition: act of pounding or beating; collection of things The psychologist asked me a whole battery of questions.

9. Acme
Ak-mee Noun Definition: the highest point At her acme, the singer was making over thirty million dollars a year.

10. Psyche
Sye-kee Noun Definition: the human soul; the mind When the old man lost his job to a college graduate, his psyche took a devastating blow.

11. Bandy
Ban-dee Verb Definition: to trade or exchange; to give back and forth The tennis players bandied the ball back and forth until one finally hit the net.