Unit 3: Part 3 Vocabulary

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  1. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
  2. identify
    give the name or characteristics of
  3. oppose
    be against
  4. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  5. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  6. characteristic
    a trait that sets someone or something apart from others
  7. attitude
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings
  8. reflect
    give evidence of
  9. viewpoint
    a mental position from which things are considered
  10. challenge
    a demanding or stimulating situation
  11. evaluate
    judge; form a critical opinion of
  12. communicate
    interchange information or ideas
  13. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  14. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
  15. media
    systems of mass communications considered collectively
  16. solve
    find the answer to or understand the meaning of
  17. reaction
    a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
  18. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  19. conclude
    decide by reasoning
  20. convincing
    causing one to believe the truth of something
  21. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
    The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
  22. bind
    secure with or as if with ropes
    But they gagged his daughter, and bound her, to the foot of her narrow bed.
  23. strive
    attempt by employing effort
    She strove no more for the rest.
  24. commemorate
    be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
    The Hero Fund’s heritage was commemorated in 1996 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission through the issuance of a roadside marker, which was installed along Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, Pa., near the sites of both the mine and the cemetery in which many of the disaster’s victims are buried.
  25. prompt
    serve as the inciting cause of
    It was the deaths of the two rescuers which prompted Carnegie to act on his thoughts about civilian heroism.
  26. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
    Persons selected for recognition receive a bronze medal and a financial grant, and each becomes eligible for scholarship aid. Those disabled in their heroic acts or the dependents of those killed are eligible for additional benefits, including ongoing aid to meet living expenses.
  27. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
    But instead of having a face "fine and fair," Billy was, according to one source, “nondescript, narrow-chested, stoop-shouldered and repulsive looking.”
  28. repulsive
    so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
    But instead of having a face "fine and fair," Billy was, according to one source, “nondescript, narrow-chested, stoop-shouldered and repulsive looking.”
  29. commission
    charge with a task
    When artist Thomas Hart Benton was commissioned to paint a mural celebrating the state of Missouri at the state capitol in 1935..., he included a handsome picture of James.
  30. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
    A drive’s success depended on discipline and planning.
  31. gauge
    judge tentatively or form an estimate of
    A cowboy had to know how to gauge the temperament of his cattle, how to chase down a stray without alarming the rest of the herd, how to lasso a steer using the horn of his saddle as a tying post.
  32. emphatic
    forceful and definite in expression or action
    Charles Goodnight was still more emphatic: “Before starting on a trail drive, I made it a rule to draw up an article of agreement, setting forth what each man was to do..."
  33. spectator
    a close observer; someone who looks at something
    The impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few.
  34. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
    Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace.
  35. simultaneously
    at the same instant
    When they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze upon the other’s face.
  36. subject
    cause to experience or suffer or make vulnerable to
    She never fully recovered from the blow, which subjected her to spells in which she would fall into a deep sleep.
  37. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
    She promptly pulled out a book and feigned reading it.
  38. confer
    have a meeting in order to talk something over
    And John Brown, who conferred with “General Tubman” about his plans to raid Harper’s Ferry, once said that she was “one of the bravest persons on this continent."
Created on Fri Feb 05 12:38:49 EST 2021 (updated Fri Feb 12 14:34:35 EST 2021)

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