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8 Week 2

8 Week 2. Atrocity (n): an act that is extremely wicked, cruel or brutal; something tasteless Adj : atrocious Adv : atrociously N: atrociousness. Assimilate (v): to take in or absorb; to bring into conformity with the customs and attitudes of a group N: assimilation

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8 Week 2

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  1. 8 Week 2 • Atrocity (n): an act that is extremely wicked, cruel or brutal; something tasteless • Adj: atrocious • Adv: atrociously • N: atrociousness

  2. Assimilate (v): to take in or absorb; to bring into conformity with the customs and attitudes of a group • N: assimilation • Adj: assimilated, assimilating

  3. Gullible (adj): easily deceived or cheated • N: gullibility • Adv: gullibly

  4. Subside (v): to become quiet or less active; to sink to a lower level • N: subsidence

  5. Rebuke (v): to express sharp disapproval; reprimand • (n): stern disapproval • Adj: rebuking • Adv: rebukingly

  6. Abet (v): to encourage, support, or help, usually in wrongdoing • N: abettal

  7. Discern (v): to perceive by sight or by intellect; to recognize; to distinguish mentally • Adj: discerning • Adv: discerningly • N: discernment

  8. Pungent (adj): sharp, acute, especially in taste or smell; caustic • Adv: pungently • N: pungency

  9. Simple sentence: made of only 1 independent clause • Compound sentence: made of 2 or more independent clauses, joined correctly • Use a comma AND a CONJUNCTION!!

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