Unit 4: Part 2 Vocabulary

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  1. ignorance
    the lack of knowledge or education
    THE LAND OF IGNORANCE—a gray, gloomy place full of cliffs and caves, with frightening faces.
  2. precaution
    a measure taken in advance to ward off impending danger
    Three (3) precautionary signs to be used in a precautionary fashion.
  3. unethical
    not conforming to approved standards of social behavior
    “It shall be unlawful, illegal and unethical to think, think of thinking, surmise, presume, reason, meditate, or speculate while in the Doldrums. Anyone breaking this law shall be severely punished.”
  4. ferocious
    marked by extreme and violent energy
    The Castle-in-the-Air is very far from here, and the one path which leads to it is guarded by ferocious demons.
  5. misapprehension
    an understanding of something that is not correct
    Perhaps you are under the misapprehension...m-i-s-a-p-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-o-n that I am dangerous. Let me assure you that I am quite peaceful.
  6. unabridged
    not shortened by condensing or rewriting
    Minister 1. By the order of Azaz the Unabridged...
    Minister 2. King of Dictionopolis...
    Minister 3. Monarch of letters...
    Minister 4. Emperor of phrases, sentences, and miscellaneous figures of speech...
  7. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
    “KAKAFONOUS A. DISCHORD Doctor of Dissonance.”
  8. deficiency
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    Very well, if you want to go all through life suffering from a noise deficiency, I’ll just give this to Dynne for his lunch.
  9. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
    Dodecahedron. [With an admonishing face.] Then I suggest you begin at once, for in Digitopolis, everything is quite precise.
  10. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
    [His voice echoes and reverberates. Iridescent and glittery numbers seem to sparkle from everywhere.]
  11. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
    [They look up and see a large, soiled, ugly bird with a dangerous beak and a malicious expression.]
  12. transfix
    render motionless because of surprise, terror, or awe
    They are transfixed by his soothing voice.
  13. objectionable
    causing offense or disapproval
    Regarding personality, would you say that mine is A forceful, B pleasing, or C objectionable? Would that be A, B, or C? What would your answer be to that, Charlie Brown, forceful, pleasing or objectionable, which one would you say, hmm?
  14. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
    CHARLIE BROWN. (Tentatively) Fifty-one?
  15. civic
    of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
    "Is Lucy Van Pelt the sort of person that you would like to have as president of your club or civic organization?"
  16. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
    At the Orlando Repertory Theatre, which is opening its fourth season with the revised version of this long-running Off-Broadway hit, happiness is alive and evident in a wonderful production evoking the original script’s charm and the contemporary flair of new orchestrations by Michael Gibson, as well as additional dialogue and music by Michael Mayer and Andrew Lippa, respectively.
  17. embody
    represent in physical form
    His round eyes and round head perfectly embody the lovable loser constantly battling his affection for the little red headed girl across the school yard and his inability to properly fly a kite.
  18. abundant
    present in great quantity
    But what is good is great, and his decisions in casting have abundantly affected the success of his production.
  19. opinion
    a message expressing a belief about something
  20. reflect
    give evidence of a certain behavior
  21. respond
    show a reaction to something
  22. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
Created on Wed Feb 03 14:13:39 EST 2021 (updated Fri Feb 05 15:22:24 EST 2021)

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