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Theme 2 Week 1

Theme 2 Week 1. informed. Adj Educated Pg 11. informed. The key to an informed opinion is education. awry. Adv Amiss; wrong. awry. Sometimes even the best plans go awry, and things do not turn out as planned. redress. N A correction, a fix Pg 11. redress.

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Theme 2 Week 1

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  1. Theme 2 Week 1

  2. informed • Adj • Educated • Pg 11

  3. informed • The key to an informed opinion is education.

  4. awry • Adv • Amiss; wrong

  5. awry • Sometimes even the best plans go awry, and things do not turn out as planned.

  6. redress • N • A correction, a fix • Pg 11

  7. redress • I replaced my sister’s CD as a redress for having broken the first one.

  8. reaction • N • A response • Pg 12

  9. reaction • Critics often write about their reaction to books or movies.

  10. interfered • V • Meddled in other people’s lives • P 13

  11. interfered • Our nosy neighbor always interfered in other people’s lives.

  12. consequences • N, pl • Results; effects • P 13

  13. consequences • My mother warns me that there will be consequences if I don’t behave.

  14. civilized • Adj • Advanced in art, science, and culture • P. 15

  15. civilized • Most of us agree that prehistoric cave dwellers were not part of a civilized culture.

  16. detours • N, pl • Indirect routes • P. 15

  17. detours • The road had several detours, which caused our trip to be longer than usual.

  18. inferior • Adj • Lower in quality • P. 19

  19. inferior • The inferior product did not perform as well as the others.

  20. assassinated • V • Killed (as a government leader), usually for political reasons, • P 21

  21. assassinated • Four United States presidents have been assassinated while in office.

  22. persevere • V • To refuse to give up • P. 23

  23. persevere • My mother always says “Stick with it and persevere” when I have problems with a school assignment.

  24. corrupting • Adj • Evil or dishonest • P. 23

  25. corrupting • The criminal had a corrupting influence on people around him.

  26. subscriber • N • A person who agrees to purchases a certain number of newspaper or magazines, • P. 25

  27. subscriber • May dad is a subscriber to several news magazines.

  28. moral • Adj • Relating to the rightness or wrongness of people’s actions or character • P. 25

  29. moral • My parents always encourage us to act in a fair and moral way.

  30. denounced • V • Criticized openly • P. 26

  31. denounced • Before the Civil War, many people denounced slavery.

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