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U 1 Vocab

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Term
Definition
OBSTACLE   something that impedes progress or achievement  
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obstacle   Ghost encounters a serious _____ with his father and must escape with his mother to survive.  
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COURAGE   mental and moral strength  
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courage   It took for ______ Ghost to go back into the house where his father attacked him and his mother.  
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apparel   Winter apparel should be warm and cozy.  
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dispatch   We’ll dispatch a repair crew right away.  
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forsake   I will never forsake my children, no matter what they do or say.  
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ingenious   The students found an ingenious solution to the math problem.  
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misgiving   They had misgivings about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule.  
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DENOUNCE   (verd)to condemn openly; to accuse formally  
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famished   The Vietnamese immigrants, new to a strange American city, were famished for news of home.  
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inept   The scientist is brilliant in the research laboratory, but is inept at dealing with people  
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LIBEl   (noun) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation about whom it is made (verb) to write or publish a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of another person  
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REPAST   (noun) a meal, food  
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RESILIENCE   he ability to recover from misfortune  
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resilience   Ghost and his mother both demonstrate incredible _____ when they move forward with their lives after surviving the arrest of the father.  
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WILLPOWER   strong determination that allows one to do something difficult  
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willpower   Ghost finally had the _____ to share his secret with his teammates.  
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APPAREL   (N) a feeling of fear or doubt (N) clothing; (V) to dress up  
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DISPATCH   (V) to send out for a purpose; (N) an official message  
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MISGIVING   (N) a feeling of fear or doubt.  
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INGENIOUS   (ADJ) remarkably clever  
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FORSAKE   (V) to give up or abandon  
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denonce   The United Nations decided to publicly ____ the tyrant's crimes.  
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FAMISHED   (ADJ) suffering severely from hunger or fro a lack of something  
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INEPT   (ADJ) totally without skill or appropriateness  
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libel   The young celebrity accused her unauthorized biographer of ____. It is a crime to _____ others, no matter you feel about them.  
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repast   Let's get together after the show at Callie's Cafe for a late-night _____.  
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BESIEGE   (V) to attack by surroundings with military forces; to cause worry or trouble.  
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besiege   If troops ______ their stronghold, the rebel forces may be forced to surrender.  
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COMPRESS   (V) to press together; to reduce in size or volume OR (N) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury.  
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compress   The editor helped _____ my rambling 25-page mystery into an 8-page thriller. A cold _____ may soothe headache pain.  
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DOUSE   (V) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish  
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douse   I'll ___ the flames with the hose.  
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GAINFUL   (ADJ) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage  
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gainful   I hope to find _____ employment that is pleasing to me.  
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OAF   (N) A stupid person; a big clumsy, slow individual  
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oaf   He generally moved like an _____, so I was surprised to see how graceful he was on the dance floor.  
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EXPRESSLY   plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose .  
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expressly   The terms of our agreement _____ forbade us to take any of the goods for our own use.  
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IMMENSE   very large or great;beyond ordinary measurement.  
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immense   On my first babysitting job, I found that one must have patience to take care of young children..  
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INSTANTANEOUS   (adjective) done in an instant; immediate  
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instantaneous   Some of life’s rewards are instantaneous; others are a long time in coming.  
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IRK   (verb) to annoy, trouble, make weary  
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irk   Students who do not complete their work _____ their teachers and parents because it seems like they do not want to succeed.  
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RECEDE   (verb) to go or move backward; (verb) to become more distant  
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recede   Far away on the horizon, we saw the tiny figures of a lonely traveler and his mule _____ into the sunset.  
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HABIT   manner of conducting oneself  
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habit   Students who choose the positive ____ of completing work will always be successful.  
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ATTAIN   To achieve by effort  
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attain   Jeremy Lin was able to ____ his goal of becoming a professional basketball player for the NBA.  
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CHALLENGE   To summon to a contest of skill or strength; OR to call into question  
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challenge   Staying out of trouble to remain on the team will ____ Ghost in ways he for which he might not be prepared.  
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