Unit 5: Academic Vocabulary

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  1. address
    a formal spoken communication to an audience
  2. blunt
    characterized by directness in manner or speech
  3. convey
    serve as a means for expressing something
  4. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  5. execute
    put in effect
  6. harbor
    secretly shelter, as a fugitive or criminal
  7. launch
    get going; give impetus to
  8. resolution
    the trait of being firm in purpose or belief
  9. sheer
    very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
  10. term
    a limited period of time during which something lasts
Created on Mon Dec 21 11:28:19 EST 2020 (updated Mon Dec 21 12:06:29 EST 2020)

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