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Vocab 4

Vocab 4. 1) Acquire – To gain ownership of something; to get by one’s own efforts or actions. It is your job to acquire knowledge. 2) Antagonize – To make an enemy of; to stir up anger or dislike. Please do not antagonize the person next to you!.

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Vocab 4

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  1. Vocab 4

  2. 1) Acquire – To gain ownership of something; to get by one’s own efforts or actions. It is your job to acquire knowledge.

  3. 2) Antagonize – To make an enemy of; to stir up anger or dislike. Please do not antagonize the person next to you!

  4. 3) Competent – Having the ability to do what is needed. The young lady looked very competent during her speech.

  5. 4) Comprise – To consist of or include The speech was comprised of the different parts of the Constitution.

  6. 5) Correspond – To match; to be equal to; to write letters to another The two handwriting samples corresponded in every way. I try to correspond with my relatives on the mainland.

  7. 6) Dilapidated – In poor condition from neglect or age They were going to destroy the dilapidated building.

  8. 7) Illustrious – Very famous; outstanding Justin Beiber has had an illustrious beginning of his career.

  9. 8) Incident – Something that happens in real life or in a story We will never speak of this incident again!

  10. 9) Inherit– To receive, as part of one’s physical or mental make-up, from one’s parents; get something from someone after his/her death My daughter will inherit 3 generations of wedding rings.

  11. 10) Latitude – The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees Which line of latitude lies near Hawaii?

  12. 11) Loath – Unwilling; reluctant The student was loath to finish his homework.

  13. 12) Maintain – To continue in the same way or condition We need to maintain our high standard.

  14. 13) Renovate – To make like new again They need to renovate the bathrooms.

  15. 14) Reprimand – To scold in a harsh or formal manner I have to reprimand him for talking too much!

  16. 15) Supervise – The act of managing or directing We need to supervise the children at all times.

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