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Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words. Week One August 23-27. Abhor. Verb To hate something completely I abhor small-mindedness. Absurd. Adjective Inconsistent with reason or common sense The idea that Michigan is better than Ohio State is truly absurd. Acumen. Noun Intelligence; sharpness

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Vocabulary Words

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  1. Vocabulary Words Week One August 23-27

  2. Abhor • Verb • To hate something completely • I abhor small-mindedness.

  3. Absurd • Adjective • Inconsistent with reason or common sense • The idea that Michigan is better than Ohio State is truly absurd.

  4. Acumen • Noun • Intelligence; sharpness • Deskins’ mental acumen earned him a scholarship to Harvard.

  5. Agitate • Verb • Disturb; annoy • Chandler agitated Mrs. Copp with his constant talking.

  6. Animosity • Noun • Hatred • There has always been animosity between Ohio State and Michigan.

  7. Annihilate • Verb • To destroy completely • Hurricane Katrina annihilated New Orleans.

  8. Anomaly • Noun • Something irregular; out of the ordinary • Alex is usually very quiet; her outburst today was an anomaly.

  9. Apathetic • Adjective • Lethargic; listless • Ty seems apathetic about class; he hasn’t completed an assignment in weeks.

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