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th Unit 4 Vocabulary Accentuate to stress single out as important The girl wanted makeup that would accentuate her blue eyes Bizarre conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual ID: 661784

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Unit 4 Vocabulary

Test Friday October 7

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Slide2

Unit 4 Vocabulary

Accentuate- to stress, single out as important.

The girl wanted makeup that would

accentuate

her blue eyes.

Bizarre- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.

How the football game ended was plain

bizarre.

Commemorate- call to remembrance

The Los Angeles Dodgers held a ceremony to

commemorate

long time broadcaster Vin Scully.

Despondent- without or almost without hope.

The soldiers who had been on duty for years were

despondent

on them getting home.

Embargo- a government order imposing a trade barrier.

The USA initiated an

embargo

on Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11.Slide3

Unit 4 Vocabulary (cont.)

Divulge- make known to the public information previously kept secret.

The mayor wouldn’t

divulge

the financial problems of the city.

Cower- crouch or curl up.

The enemy

cowered

in fear.

Fallacy- a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.

The rumor that the husband had cheated on his wife was a complete

fallacy

.

Formidable- extremely impressive strength or excellence.

The opposing team turned out to be a

formidable

opponent.

Inference- drawing a conclusion on the basis on circumstantial evidence.

The scientist was able to

infer

the outcome of the experiment from previous failed attempts.Slide4

Unit 4 Vocabulary (cont.)

Jovial- full of or showing high-spirited merriment.

The kid was

jovial

when he walked into the candy store.

Metaphor- a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity.

When you compare fire and ice it would be considered a

metaphor

.

Nuisance- anything that disturbs, endangers life, or is offensive.

Having to do homework on the weekends can be a

nuisance

.

Participle- a form of the verb used as an adjective.

When someone says they are dreaming, “dreaming” is a

participle

.

Protagonist- the principle character in a work of fiction.

Jonas is the

protagonist

in our novel The Giver.Slide5

Unit 4 Vocabulary (cont.)

Quandary- state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options.

The student was in a

quandary

on whether or not to cheat on the test.

Recede- pull back or move away or backward.

The water began to

recede

weeks after the flooding.

Silhouette- a filled-in drawing of the outline of an object.

All the police had was a

silhouette

of their culprit.

Tranquility- an untroubled state, free from disturbances.

People go on vacation for the feeling of

tranquility.

Unanimous- in complete agreement.

It was a

unanimous

decision to order pizza over Chinese food.