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Unit Nine

Unit Nine. FORT—strong TEG—whole, unbroken FIRM—to strengthen, give strength VAL,VALID--to be strong; be worth. EF FORT LESS—(adj.) not requiring much work. Syn : easy Ant: difficult. Although difficult, the acrobat made her routine appear effortless. . FORT IFY—( v .) to make stronger.

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Unit Nine

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  1. Unit Nine FORT—strong TEG—whole, unbroken FIRM—to strengthen, give strength VAL,VALID--to be strong; be worth

  2. EFFORTLESS—(adj.) not requiring much work • Syn: easy Ant: difficult Although difficult, the acrobat made her routine appear effortless.

  3. FORTIFY—(v.) to make stronger • Syn: build up Ant: weaken The volunteers ate fortified cereal so they would be strong enough to fortify the flood wall with heavy sandbags.

  4. FORTITUDE—(n.) strength of mind or character Ant: cowardice Syn: courage It takes great fotitudeto accomplish difficult and dangerous tasks.

  5. INTEGRATE— (v.)1. to bring together 2. to work something into Syn: blend Ant: separate

  6. INTEGRITY— (n.) HONESTY; MORAL SOUNDNESS Syn: goodness He had the integrity to do what was right even when no one was watching.

  7. DISINTEGRATE--(v.) to fall apart Syn: crumble Ant: hold up Once the process of disintegration starts it is almost impossible to reverse.

  8. AFFIRMATIVE—(adj.) agreeing with; supporting Syn: confirming Ant: denying They knew they had earned an affirmative response when they saw his thumbs up sign of agreement.

  9. CONFIRM—(v.) to settle as true Syn: verify Ant: deny Sonia Sotomayor was confirmedas a Supreme Court Justice.

  10. INFIRM—(adj.) not in good health; not well • Syn: frail/sickly ant: strong/healthy The patients in the hospital looked weak and infirm.

  11. INVALUABLE—(adj.) very helpful or useful • Syn: priceless Ant: worthless You can’t put a price on the beauty of nature. It’s invaluable.

  12. EVALUATE—(v.) to judge; to size up • Syn: analyze It is important to evaluate a situation before acting.

  13. INVALID—(adj.) not good enough; not correct The mother told her daughter that the crazy story the girl was telling was invalid.

  14. VALIDATE—(v.) to declare good; to accept as good Syn: approve Ant: refuse The young architect was pleased when his boss validated his recent work.

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