Course I: Unit 5, Academic Vocabulary

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  1. lurk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  2. stakes
    the money risked on a gamble
  3. rivet
    a heavy metal pin used to fasten two pieces of metal
  4. toil
    work hard
  5. will
    a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
  6. dazzle
    cause to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
  7. assorted
    consisting of a haphazard variety of different kinds
  8. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  9. queer
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  10. manner
    how something is done or how it happens
  11. meek
    humble in spirit or manner
  12. part of speech
    a class of words distinguished by its function in a sentence
  13. personification
    representing an abstract quality or idea as a human
  14. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  15. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
  16. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  17. argumentative
    given to or characterized by a tendency to dispute
  18. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  19. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  20. reason
    an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
  21. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  22. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
Created on Fri Sep 25 12:32:13 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Sep 28 14:46:26 EDT 2020)

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