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Vocab Unit 5

Vocab Unit 5. Abstemious - ADJ. Eating and drinking in moderation; restricted to bare necessities Models often must be abstemious in order to avoid gaining weight. Aspire – Verb (used w/o object). Seek to attain ; long for Ms. Feagin aspires to become a world famous Broadway star!.

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Vocab Unit 5

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  1. Vocab Unit 5

  2. Abstemious - ADJ • Eating and drinking in moderation; restricted to bare necessities • Models often must be abstemious in order to avoid gaining weight.

  3. Aspire – Verb (used w/o object) • Seek to attain; long for • Ms. Feagin aspires to become a world famous Broadway star!

  4. Disclose - Verb • Reveal • Aunt Becky has never disclosed the name of the man she was going to be married to thirty years ago but who died in a car crash just before the wedding.

  5. Enmity - Noun Ill will; hatred A feud within a family sometimes causes greater enmity than one between people who aren’t related.

  6. Lament - Verb Grieve; express sorrow In his old age, Dave lamented the lost opportunities of his youth.

  7. Pretentious – ADJ • Pompous; making unjustified claims; outwardly extravagant • By nature reserved and modest, Jill has no interest in a pretentious wedding with hundreds of guests.

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