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Wordly Wise Lesson 10 slide show. By: Alex Yip. Abject. Adj. 1. Most miserable; wretched. I was abject after the hurricane, all of my possessions that evoked happy memories were destroyed. Advocate. V. To plead in favor of; to defend.
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Wordly Wise Lesson 10 slide show By: Alex Yip
Abject Adj. 1. Most miserable; wretched. I was abject after the hurricane, all of my possessions that evoked happy memories were destroyed.
Advocate V. To plead in favor of; to defend. My dad’s job is to advocate for people who are accused of performing a crime. N. One who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea. Mike was an advocate for the school’s newspaper when the principal was threatening to shut it down.
Atrocity N. An act of great cruelty and wickedness. Hitler was known for the atrocities he visited on the Jewish people. Atrocious Adj. 1. Very brutal, wicked or cruel. The Nazis were atrocious to their prisoners. 2. Appallingly bad; outrageous. The conditions in the school were atrocious; there was dirty and graffiti everywhere, and the food in the cafeteria was all rotten.
Commemorate • V. To serve as a memorial to; to remember in solemn manner. The Lincoln Memorial was built to comemorate Abraham Lincoln.
Dialect • N. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Chinese people have a wide variety of dialects and tones; things can get confusing.
Dire • Adj. Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate. Mr. Wu, you are being charged for spray painting “I hate English” on the wall, wetting paper towels and throwing them on the ceiling of the bathroom, and refusing to admit that you did all of these things, even though we have proof; I am afraid you are now in a dire situation.
Elite • N. A group that enjoys the superior status to others. The elite players showed no mercy playing against the weaker team. Adj. Considered superior to others. There were three different levels in the basketball league: elite, intermediate, and beginner.
Enhance • V. To make greater or better. My reading skills have been enhanced because I had the greatest English teacher ever.
Flagrant • Adj. Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right. In basketball, you aren’t allowed to hit people, so when Charles punched Larry in the face, it was a flagrant foul.
Languish • V. To lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect of bad conditions. After I’d been in the poorly-run prison for six months, I began to languish; the lack of good food and proper cleaning made being in jail that much worse.
Mute • V. To soften or tone down the sound of. You can mute the sound of a trumpet if you put something in the bell of the horn to quiet it. Adj. Not speaking or not able to speak; silent. In the video game, David’s character became mute after his character’s tongue was lost in a game of poker.
Reprisal • N. A retaliation for an injury. The smack in the face was reprisal for punching Seean in the arm.
Turmoil • N. A state of confusion or agitation; tumult. The fire drill in the morning put all the students in turmoil and threw them off for the rest of the day.
Wreak • V. To bring about or inflict. Alex wreaked havoc on the opposing team, destroying their defense in no time.
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