Unit 6: Selection Vocabulary 4

This list covers "Pride and Perseverance," "Ode to the Selfie," and "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
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  1. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    Irigoyen shined in acting school. He received accolades and was asked to perform in a showcase.
  2. adjust
    adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
    In addition to his acting, he had to adjust to life in a new city.
  3. network
    a communication system consisting of broadcasting stations
    Since Shake It Up, Irigoyen has gone on to co-star on other network television dramas.
  4. approach
    ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem
    Actor Charles Parnell, who co-stars with Irigoyen on The Last Ship says he respects the the young star’s erudite approach.
  5. technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
    After a while, as I got older, I wanted to incorporate actual technique into my work. Then I heavily invested in going to acting classes and reading and figuring out what I wanted to do and how I wanted to approach everything.
  6. resemblance
    similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
    Today you can see the resemblance to your ancestors—
    can tell you are a direct descendant of stars.
  7. descendant
    a person considered as coming from some ancestor or race
    Today you can see the resemblance to your ancestors—
    can tell you are a direct descendant of stars.
  8. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
    Today you control the lens, the light, the angle, the pose,
    the gaze, the face, the filter, the feeling, the caption.
  9. revolution
    a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking
    Today millions of girls loved themselves
    in the face of a world who tells them not to.
    And isn’t that small revolution enough?
    And isn’t that the greatest revolution of all?
  10. resound
    ring or echo with noise
    Let our rejoicing rise
    High as the list’ning skies,
    Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
  11. tread
    put down, place, or press the foot
    Stony the road we trod
    Bitter the chast’ning rod,
    Felt in the days when hope unborn had died
  12. chasten
    correct by punishment or discipline
    Stony the road we trod
    Bitter the chast'ning rod,
    Felt in the days when hope unborn had died
  13. slaughter
    kill a large number of people indiscriminately
    We have come over a way that with tears has been watered
    We have come, treading our path thro’ the blood of the slaughtered
  14. native
    belonging to one by birth
    Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,
    True to our God, true to our native land.
Created on Mon Nov 30 13:29:20 EST 2020 (updated Tue Dec 01 16:07:23 EST 2020)

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