Grade 8: Unit 9: Vocabulary from Readings

This list covers "Zoos: Myth and Reality," "Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World," "Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education," "The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym," "The Sanctuary of School," "Educating Sons," and "The First Americans."
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  1. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  2. deprivation
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
  3. futility
    uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
  4. sterile
    deficient in originality or creativity
  5. languish
    lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
  6. counterpart
    a person or thing having the same function as another
  7. exotic
    characteristic of another place or part of the world
  8. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  9. impropriety
    a wrong or indecent act
  10. adequately
    in a sufficient manner
  11. eliminate
    dismiss from consideration or a contest
  12. annihilate
    beat thoroughly in a competition or fight
  13. aggression
    violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
  14. ban
    prohibit especially by law or social pressure
  15. sanctuary
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  16. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
  17. secure
    free from danger or risk
  18. neglectful
    failing in what duty requires
  19. esteem
    regard highly; think much of
  20. decline
    refuse to accept
  21. oratory
    the act of addressing an audience formally
  22. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
  23. savage
    a member of an uncivilized people
  24. treacherous
    tending to betray
Created on Tue May 18 12:56:13 EDT 2021 (updated Thu May 20 08:43:58 EDT 2021)

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