1. Vocabulary Boot Camp Week 9

2. Introducing Our Week 9 Words! mitigate adversity diversity tenacious consensus delegate collaborative decisive confrontation address

3. mitigate Part of Speech:  verb Parallel Terms:  diminish, reduce, calm Sample Sentence:  Following the unfair call at the plate, the baseball coach rushed onto the field to mitigate the tension between the umpire and the ousted player.

4. adversity Part of Speech:  noun Parallel Terms:  hardship, trouble, difficulty Sample Sentence:

5. diversity Part of Speech:  noun Parallel Terms:  variety, difference Sample Sentence:  Martin Luther King Jr. implored the American people to embrace the diversity that surrounded them.

6. tenacious Part of Speech:  adjective Parallel Terms:  determined, persistent Sample Sentence:

7. consensus Part of Speech:  noun Parallel Terms:  agreement Sample Sentence:

8. delegate Part of Speech:  verb Parallel Terms:  entrust, assign responsibility Sample Sentence:

9. collaborative Part of Speech:  adjective Parallel Terms:  cooperative, shared Sample Sentence:  The lacrosse players’ collaborative efforts on the field ensured their position in the state finals.

10. decisive Part of Speech:  adjective Parallel Terms:  strong-minded, final, certain Sample Sentence:

11. confrontation Part of Speech:  noun Parallel Terms:  conflict, dispute Sample Sentence:  To avoid a confrontation with the school bully, Timmy took the long route home.

12. address Part of Speech:  verb Parallel Terms:  lecture, give a speech, approach Sample Sentence:  The student council nominees quietly awaited their turn to address the students with their plans for the upcoming year.

13. Complete the Sentences Below: The ____________ moment of the game had arrived as the bases were loaded and there was only one batter left to hit. When working on a collaborative project, it is important to _____________ the tasks so that everyone shares in the work.

14. Complete the Sentences Below: After hearing each child’s suggestion for a family vacation, the family reached a ______________ that Disneyland would be the best choice. The ____________ student council nominee would stop at nothing to secure the votes of his classmates.

15. Complete the Sentence: Before achieving success, many athletes, celebrities, and world leaders faced much _____________.