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Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 3 Ms. B. Wulchak

Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 3 Ms. B. Wulchak.

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Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 3 Ms. B. Wulchak

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  1. Focus on the goal.Voc. Unit 3 Ms. B. Wulchak

  2. Articulate (v., adj.) - (v.) to pronounce distinctly; express well in words; (adj.) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed.The class president articulated her hopes to present the students’ views to the principal.

  3. Cavort (v.) --To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry.--Porpoises cavorted in the bay.

  4. Credence (n.) --belief , mental acceptance.--Based on scientific evidence, I give credence to the idea of global warming.

  5. Decry (v.) --to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially deprecate. -- We decry government bail outs for banks.

  6. Dissemble(v.) --to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression.--The politiciandissembled instead of giving us the truth.

  7. Distraught (adj.) --very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict.--They were distraught over the disappearance of their child.

  8. Eulogy (n.)--A formal statement of commendation; high praise--Many famous dignitaries presented eulogies to honor Senator Ted Kennedy at the 2009 funeral service.

  9. Evince (v.) --To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke.--“Looking into another World” by high school student Suzanne Vandivertevinces her talent in photography.

  10. Exhume (v.) --To remove from a grave; to bring to light. --The coroner ordered that the body be exhumed.

  11. Feckless (adj.) --Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable.-- His feckless nature led to being fired.

  12. Murky (adj.) --Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision.--The divers searched the murky waters for the missing boater.

  13. Nefarious (adj.) --Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards.--The thieves hatched a nefarious plot to steal identities from job applicants.

  14. Piquant (adj.) --Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealing provocative -- A well-known Szechuan dish is Kung Pao chicken which can be very piquant.

  15. Primordial (adj.) --Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest times; fundamental, basic.-- The history of man’s primordial times can be discovered through archaeology.

  16. Propinquity (n.) --Nearness in place or time; kinship.--We got along because of the propinquity of our ideas.

  17. Unwonted (adj.) --Not usual or expected; not in character. --It was very unwonted to find a zebra in a pasture with cows.

  18. Utopian (adj.) --founded upon a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical.--It’s a utopian idea to think we could have world peace.

  19. Verbiage (n.) --Language that is too wordy or inflated; wordiness--Readers today may think some Victorian novels like Jane Eyre are filled with endless pages of verbiage.

  20. Verdant (adj.) --Green tint or color; immature in experience or judgment.--I walked through verdant fields.

  21. Viscous (adj.) --Having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity. -- SAE Motor Oil 10W-30 is for temperatures above 0° F. It is the most frequently recommended motor oil viscosity grade for automobile engines.

  22. Add-on: Derogatory, (adj.) • EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL • PEJORATIVE • NEGATIVE • BELITTLING • Sentence- Calling out names in a derogatory and pejorative way is childish.

  23. Add-on: Intractable, (adj.) STUBBORN, INTRANSIGENT, HARD TO MANAGE Sentence-Some people are as docile as lambs; others as intractable as mules.

  24. Work cited page: images found on www.bing.com

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