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Vocab 8. Voc 8. verb. ASPIRE. To hope to achieve; to seek a goal. Link: retire. Aspiration noun. Jim ASPIRED to RETIRE early and become a man of leisure. Voc 8. noun. citadel. A fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold. Link: sit well.
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verb ASPIRE To hope to achieve; to seek a goal Link: retire Aspirationnoun Jim ASPIRED to RETIRE early and become a man of leisure. Voc 8
noun citadel A fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold Link: sit well It pays to SIT WELL on the edge of a CITADEL. Voc 8
adj obtuse Insensitive; block-headed, slow in compression Link: noose Don’t be OBTUSE, the thief gets the NOOSE, not the horse. Voc 8
verb scrutinize To look very carefully; to examine Link: screw eyes scrutinynoun US custom official have SCREWEYES when they SCRUTINIZE baggage. Voc 8
noun doldrums A period or condition of depression or inactivity Link: doll drums All covered with dust, the DOLL DRUMS were in DOLDRUMS. Voc 8
adj congenial Pleasant to be around; social, agreeable Link: congenialitynoun jeans Folks in JEANS are very CONGENIAL. Voc 8
noun Consensus General agreement Link: sends us We are in CONSENSUS, this guy SENDS US. Voc 8
verb blather To talk nonsensically Link: lather Karen and Allison BLATHERED until their mouths LATHERED. Voc 8
noun fjord A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills Link: ford FORDS in a FJORD. Voc 8
Noun/verb MARTYR Someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy Link: harder martyrdomnoun It’s HARDER to be a MARTYR! Christ was martyred on the cross. Voc 8
Greek + Latin WORD PARTS Know these, know 1000’s! Voc 8
Word Roots: Your chart Voc 8
Word Roots: Your chart Voc 8
Word Roots: Your chart Voc 8
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Vocab8 Quick quiz Voc 8
1. To talk nonsensically Voc 8
2. General agreement Voc 8
3. A period or condition of depression or inactivity Voc 8
4. Pleasant to be around Voc 8
5. A fortress overlooking a city Voc 8
6. Something one hopes to achieve Voc 8
7. To look very carefully Voc 8
8. Insensitive; block headed Voc 8
9. A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills Voc 8
10. Someone willing to give their life for a cause Voc 8
WORD PARTS 11. HETERO [root] Voc 8
WORD PARTS 12. POD [root] Voc 8
WORD PARTS 13. HOMO [root] Voc 8
WORD PARTS 14. Varied or different in structure Voc 8
WORD PARTS 15. Device with 3 legs Voc 8
WORD PARTS 16. Having similar makeup, elements Voc 8
WORD PARTS 17. Fear of others or of homosexuals Voc 8
WORD PARTS 18. One-footed platform Voc 8
WORD PARTS 19. Killing a member of human species Voc 8
Answers1 6. aspire 7. scrutinize 8. obtuse 9. fjord 10. martyr 1. blather 2. consensus 3. doldrums 4. congenial 5. citadel Voc 8
Answers3 11. different/other 12. foot 13. same/alike 14. heterogeneous 15. tripod 16. homogeneous 17. homophobia 18. podium 19. homicide Voc 8
Vocab8 RELATED WORDS
Vocab8 1. Fill in the word. 2. Then change the form of the word to fit the sentence.
If you _______ to be happy, you WILL!I have many ________ to be happy.
aspire If you _______ to be happy, you WILL!I have many ________ to be happy. aspirations
________ makes you popular. _______ people are more popular.
________ makes you popular. _______ people are more popular. Congeniality Congenial
Pablo’s ______ of my tattoo sent me… Pablo ______ my tattoo and sent me to Burrell.
Pablo’s ______ of my tattoo sent me… Pablo ______ my tattoo and sent me to Burrell. scrutiny scrutinized
She acts as if she thinks she’s a _____.She thinks she’s always experiencing _________.
She acts as if she thinks she’s a _____.She thinks she’s always experiencing _________. martyr martyrdom
Lennie is one ____ character!Lennie’s ______ makes him lovable.