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Week 3 Vocabulary

Week 3 Vocabulary. To say again, repeat I don’t like to reiterate instructions after I’ve given them. Let me reiterate , you need to look both ways before crossing the street!. Reiterate: Verb. A huge fire, inferno In 1871, a conflagration destroyed the city of Chicago.

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Week 3 Vocabulary

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  1. Week 3 Vocabulary

  2. To say again, repeat I don’t like to reiterate instructions after I’ve given them. Let me reiterate, you need to look both ways before crossing the street! Reiterate: Verb

  3. A huge fire, inferno In 1871, a conflagration destroyed the city of Chicago. Be careful with the camp fire. If it gets out of control, it could turn into a conflagration! Conflagration: Noun

  4. To cause to happen Strenuous exercise often inducessweat. The loud noise induced panic in the cat. Induce: Verb BAM!

  5. Causing sleep, very boring Students often find lectures to be soporific. The soporific movie made me want to leave the theater! Soporific: Adjective

  6. Lawlessness, absence of government or control Egypt is in a current state of anarchy. Without police, there might be anarchy on the streets. Anarchy: Noun

  7. Shrill, high-pitched The girls’ strident squeals of happiness made my ears ring! When my car started making a strident noise when I turned, I knew I needed to take it in. Strident: Adjective

  8. Not showing any care or worry He was very nonchalant about the fact that he was failing every class. Your nonchalant attitude about everything drives me crazy! Don’t you worry about anything? Nonchalant: Adjective

  9. Easy to shape or bend Lots of jewelry is made of gold, which is a malleable metal. Young minds are malleableand impressionable. Malleable: Adjective

  10. Absurd or ridiculous It is ludicrousto believe that I will ever jump out of an airplane! Your idea to paint the gym in 30 seconds is ludicrous! Ludicrous: Adjective

  11. To shorten or condense May publishers abridge books so that younger audiences can read them. Please abridge your version of the events; I don’t have a lot o time. Abridge: Verb

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