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America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the ‘60’s. Vocabulary pg 279. c ollectively (adverb). MEANING. EXAMPLE. t ogether as a whole *. Collectively , the team scored 102 points and won the game.*. r esistance (noun). MEANING. EXAMPLE.
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America Dreaming: How Youth Changed America in the ‘60’s Vocabulary pg 279
collectively (adverb) MEANING EXAMPLE • together as a whole * • Collectively, the team scored 102 points and won the game.*
resistance (noun) MEANING EXAMPLE • the act of resisting or fighting against something • The plan to remove all vending machines from the school campus was an act of resistance.
expansive (adjective) MEANING EXAMPLE • grand or large in scale • The view from the top of the mountain was expansive. *
chaos (noun) MEANING EXAMPLE • a state of total disorder and confusion • There was complete chaos when my pet snake got loose in the classroom.
charismatic (adjective) MEANING EXAMPLE • having a powerful ability to charm and influence people* • My friend Maria is so charismatic, she is sure to be elected school president.
disperse (verb) MEANING EXAMPLE • to break up or scatter in various directions • The police will disperse the crowd that had gathered at the scene of the accident.
etch (verb) MEANING EXAMPLE • to impress strongly • I wanted to etch the memory of that perfect day in my mind.
unprecedented (adjective) MEANING EXAMPLE • never seen or done before • I spent an unprecedented amount of time writing this short story, but the results made it worthwhile.