GRADE LESSON 4 1 A utonomy n independence selfgovernment Since the judge was an authoritarian the lawyers could not look for any autonomy in her court 2 aversion n ID: 756954
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HOT WORDS VOCABULARY
9
th
GRADE
LESSON 4Slide2
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Autonomy (n.) independence; self-government
Since the judge was an authoritarian, the lawyers could not look for any autonomy in her court.Slide3
2.
aversion (n.) a strong dislike.
Having a strong aversion toward cheese, I avoid eating pizza.Slide4
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Belittle (v.) to make something or someone seem less important.
We all realized that Roger belittled
the painting because he could not compete with the artist.Slide5
4. bequeath (v.) to leave money or property by a will; to hand down.
The austere, old tightwad would not bequeath even one penny to charity. Slide6
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. Bizarre (adj.) strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque.
I thought it rather bizarre
for Mrs. Greene to bequeath her entire fortune to her cats.Slide7
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. Blithe (adj.) happy and cheerful
With blithe disregard for our finances, Henry continued to squander his inheritance.Slide8
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. bombastic (adj.) high sounding; marked by use of language without much meaning
The citizens failed to be aroused by their mayor’s bombastic speech.Slide9
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. buffoon (n.) a clown; ajoker.
Kevin seemed content to act the buffoon, but in reality she was a brilliant undercover agent.Slide10
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. cache (n.) a hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place.
Police searched in vain for a cache of jewels which the thieves had skillfully concealed. Slide11
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. cacophony (n.) harsh sound; discord.
The junior high band was born in cacopho
ny, but their swift improvement impressed us all.