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Vocabulary Week 14

Vocabulary Week 14. Campagna. instill. How can parents best instill in their children a love for reading?. instill. V. to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in. ostracize. Society ostracizes those who commit acts of treason, or any act that goes against society. ostracize.

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Vocabulary Week 14

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  1. Vocabulary Week 14 Campagna

  2. instill • How can parents best instill in their children a love for reading?

  3. instill • V. to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in

  4. ostracize • Society ostracizes those who commit acts of treason, or any act that goes against society.

  5. ostracize • V. to exclude from a group, banish, send away

  6. premonition • I felt a vague premonition of danger as I entered the abandoned building.

  7. premonition • N. forewarning or foreboding of a future event

  8. pseudonym • It is wise to use a pseudonym to protect your privacy when you chat on the Internet.

  9. pseudonym • N. a pen name, name assumed by a writer

  10. purge • A soaking rainstorm will usually purge the air of pollutants. • The change of government was achieved through a peaceful election rather than a brutal purge.

  11. purge • V. to wash away impurities, clean up; n. the process of getting rid of something decisively

  12. rehabilitate • Over the years government agencies have spent a good deal of money trying to rehabilitate run-down buildings.

  13. rehabilitate • V. to make over in good form; to restore to good condition or to a former position

  14. repercussion • The repercussions of the 1929 stock market crash were felt all over the world.

  15. repercussion • N. an effect or consequence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation

  16. resolute • Commencement-day speakers generally urge new graduates to be resolute in pursuit of their dreams

  17. resolute • Adj. bold, determined; firm

  18. retentive • A retentive memory is a great asset for any actor, especially one who performs on stage.

  19. retentive • Adj. able to hold, keep, or recall; retaining knowledge easily

  20. scapegoat • In ancient times, a messenger who brought bad news was often made the scapegoat for it and killed.

  21. scapegoat • N. a person or thing carrying the blame for others

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