extenuating
proscenium
warranted
helter-skelter
skirmish
ebb
rambunctious
veneer
saunter
miscellany
Vocabulary for Unit 1: Introduction to Pre-AP Literature
Directions: Keep a copy of this list in your notebook. Add definitions given in class, alternate forms of the words, antonyms, and anything else you need to help you learn these words and adopt them as your own.
"How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neal Hurston
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extenuating |
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proscenium |
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warranted |
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helter-skelter |
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skirmish |
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ebb |
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rambunctious |
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veneer |
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saunter |
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miscellany |
"The Curator" by Miller Williams
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siege |
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curator |
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imperious |
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venture |
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confluence |
"Second Inaugural Address" by Abraham Lincoln
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insurgent |
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fundamental |
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unrequited |
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malice |
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charity |
"Inaugural Address" by John F. Kennedy
| tempered |
| invective |
| negotiate |
| invoke |
| forge |
| endeavor |
"Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan" by Franklin D. Roosevelt
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infamy |
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solicitation |
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diplomatic |
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premeditated |
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treachery |
"Statement by the President in His Address to the Nation" by George W. Bush
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despicable |
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harbor |
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condolences |
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resolve |