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WORD POWER. VOCABULARY For the High School Student HAROLD LEVINE. GROUP 4. AGGRESSOR. Noun Person or nation that initiates hostilities or makes an unprovoked attack; assailant; invader

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WORD POWER

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  1. WORD POWER VOCABULARY For the High School Student HAROLD LEVINE

  2. GROUP 4

  3. AGGRESSOR • Noun • Person or nation that initiates hostilities or makes an unprovoked attack; assailant; invader • In World War II, Japan was the aggressor; its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor started the conflict in the Pacific. • AGGRESSION • Noun • Unprovoked attack; assault; invasion

  4. ALTITUDE • Noun • Height; elevation; high position; eminence • Mount Washington, which rises to an altitude of 6,288 feet, is the highest peak in the White Mountains.

  5. CALAMITY • Noun • Great misfortune; catastrophe; disaster • The assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. were national calamities. • CALAMITOUS • Adjective • Disastrous; catastrophic

  6. CONGREGATE • Verb • Come together into a crowd; assemble; gather • Some homeowners near the school do not like students to congregate on their property.

  7. CONVENE • Verb • Meet in a group for a specific purpose • The board of directors will convene next Tuesday to elect a new corporation president. • CONVENTION • Noun • Treaty; agreement

  8. CORDIALITY • Noun • Friendliness; warmth of regard; amiability • Pam’s parents greeted me with cordiality and made me feel like an old friend of the family. • CORDIAL • Adjective • Warm and friendly; gracious; hearty

  9. CRONY • Noun • Close companion; intimate friend; chum; associate • Some students socialize only with their cronies and rarely try to make new friends.

  10. DELIBERATELY • Adverb • In a carefully thought out manner; purposely; intentionally • We deliberately kept Glenda off the planning committee because we didn’t want her to know that the party was to be in her honor. • In an unhurried manner; slowly • Dad was late because he had to drive deliberately; the road were icy.

  11. DISPENSE • Verb • Deal out; distribute • Some charitable organizations dispense food to the needy. • (followed by the preposition with) do without; get along without; forgo • When our club has a guest speaker, we dispense withthe reading of the minutes to save time.

  12. DUBIOUS • Adjective • Doubtful; uncertain; questionable • There is no doubt about my feeling better, but it is dubious that I can be back at school by tomorrow.

  13. EXTREMITY • Noun • Very end; utmost limit; border • Key West is at the southern extremity of Florida.

  14. FORECAST • Verb • Predict; foretell; prophesy; prognosticate • The price of oranges has gone up again, as you forecasted.

  15. HIBERNATE • Verb • Spend the winter • If Sue’s grandparents had had the funds to hibernate in Florida, they would not have spent the winter at home.

  16. HOST • Noun • Large number, multitude; throng; crowd; flock • The merchant had expected a host of customers, but only a few appeared. • Person who receives or entertains a guest or guests at home or elsewhere (Note also: hostess – a woman who serves as a host) • Dad treats his guests with the utmost cordiality; he is an excellent host.

  17. INTIMIDATE • Verb • Frighten; influence by fear; cow; overawe; coerce • A few spectators were intimidated by the lion’s roar, but most were not frightened.

  18. PREFACE • Noun • Introduction (to a book or speech); foreword; prologue; preamble; exordium • Begin by reading the preface; it will help you to get the most out of the rest of the book. • PREFACE • Verb • Introduce or begin with a preface; usher in; precede • Usually, I get right into my speech, but this time I prefaced it with an amusing anecdote.

  19. RECOIL • Verb • Draw back because of fear or disgust; shrink; wince; flinch • Marie recoiled at the thought of singing in the amateur show, but she went through with it because she had promised to participate.

  20. REFLECTION • Noun • Thought, especially careful thought; cogitation; deliberation • When a question is complicated, don’t give the first answer that comes to mind. Take time for reflection. • Blame; discredit; aspersion; slur • Yesterday’s defeat was no reflection on our players; they did their very best.

  21. RELINQUISH • Verb • Give up; abandon; let go; release; surrender; cede • When an elderly man entered the crowded bus, one of the students relinquished her seat to him.

  22. TOLERATE • Verb • Endure; bear; put up with ; accept; permit • Very young children will cry when rebuked; they cannot tolerate criticism. • TOLERABLE • Adjective • Bearable; endurable

  23. SENTENCE COMPLETION

  24. Many a(n) *** has occurred in the Alps on the Matterhorn, an almost un-scalable mountain that rises to a(n) *** of 14,700 feet. • My teammates are confident of victory, but I am inclined to be ***. • We will *** no more delays because our patience has already been stretched to its ***. • The author’s *** precedes the table of contents.

  25. The United Nations has always called upon ***s to *** the territories they have seized. • If you stop to feed one pigeon, a flock of them will soon *** around you. • The candidate used to be a(n) *** of mine, but since our dispute there has not been much *** between us.

  26. The *** greeted each of his guests with a cordial handshake. • Since this matter is important, let us proceed *** rather than hastily, with ample time for discussion and ***. • Lower winter air fares will probably encourage more Northerners to *** in the South this year.

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