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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Unit 9. Aegis. Billy’s dad acted as an aegis to his son; Billy had aspirations of taking over the family hotel industry, but needed a sponsor like his dad to help him get through school. . Indigenous .

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 9

  2. Aegis • Billy’s dad acted as an aegis to his son; Billy had aspirations of taking over the family hotel industry, but needed a sponsor like his dad to help him get through school.

  3. Indigenous • Ace Ventura decided he would come out of retirement to travel to Africa to help the Wachootoo and Wachati tribes, both of which were indigenous to the Himalayan Mountains of Africa.

  4. Lachrymose • I’m not an overly emotional guy, but three movies make me quite lachrymose, one of which is The Lion King.

  5. Lexicon • Why do we make you study vocabulary? So you can have an extensive lexicon and sound very intellectual when you head off to college.

  6. Melee • Animosity between the Bulls and Heat tends to be pretty high when the two teams get together; sometimes, the game erupts into a full-fledged melee.

  7. Miniscule • Despite the long odds, all of you have a miniscule chance of winning the lottery in your lifetime; last week, someone even won it for the second time in one year!

  8. Paternalism • Mr. Feeney showed a great deal of paternalism towards Cory, acting almost like a father figure to his student.

  9. Sanguine • Despite the constant criticism and reprimanding from his dad, Buddy maintained a sanguine outlook on life.

  10. Vassal • Kronk worked as a vassal for the evil Yzma; he was her subordinate and had to follow her every word.

  11. Verisimilitude • There was a peculiar verisimilitude between the doll and a human, so much so that it made me a little nervous to go to sleep with it in my bedroom.

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