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Bergen Evans Vocabulary Words 1 – 10

Bergen Evans Vocabulary Words 1 – 10 . Fill in the blanks with the words in bold. On the right (under association ), write a the name of a person/place/action that you associate with the word, or draw a picture you associate with the word. Aborigine (n) Aboriginal (adj) .

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Bergen Evans Vocabulary Words 1 – 10

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  1. Bergen Evans VocabularyWords 1 – 10 Fill in the blanks with the words in bold. On the right (under association), write a the name of a person/place/action that you associate with the word, or draw a picture you associate with the word.

  2. Aborigine (n) Aboriginal (adj) • Columbus was greeted by friendly aborigines (natives, first inhabitants)

  3. Adroit (adj)adroitness (n) • This adroit (clever, skillful, dexterous) turning of a blunder into a joke eased the tension in the room.

  4. Altruism (n)Altruistic (adj) • Far from being self-centered, he has a sincere altruism (thoughtfulness, unselfishness, concern for others)

  5. Animosity (n) • John has an animosity (ill will, hostility, enmity) toward all foreigners.

  6. Apposite (adj)Appositeness (n) • The scholar has an apposite (fitting, appropriate, apt) quotation for any occasion.

  7. Bourgeois (adj or n)Bourgeoisie (n) • conventional, middle-class, materialistic

  8. Cerebration (n) • Athletics (and having a good time) is good for college students, but there has to be a little cerebration (thinking, using the brain), too.

  9. Coadjutor (n) • The executive’s work was so heavy that we appointed a coadjutor (helper, assistant, co-operator)

  10. Concomitant (adj)Concomitance (n) • He wants the job but not the concomitant (accompanying, involved, attendant) responsibility.

  11. Corroboration (n)Corroborative (adj) • One ought not to accept such dangerous figures without some corroboration (confirmation, making certain).

  12. This goes in the literacy section of your binder.

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