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What is the meaning of the word 'ambition'?
What is the meaning of the word 'ambition'?
- A person who is extremely poor
- A difficult or challenging circumstance
- A feeling of emptiness or the unknown
- A strong desire to achieve something (correct)
The word 'dormant' means in a state of constant activity.
The word 'dormant' means in a state of constant activity.
False (B)
What does the word 'relish' mean?
What does the word 'relish' mean?
to take great pleasure or delight in something
The word 'parched' means extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to ______________.
The word 'parched' means extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to ______________.
Match the following words with their meanings:
Match the following words with their meanings:
The word 'vanish' means to suddenly appear.
The word 'vanish' means to suddenly appear.
What is the meaning of the word 'reign'?
What is the meaning of the word 'reign'?
What does the word 'friction' mean?
What does the word 'friction' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'abyss'?
What is the meaning of the word 'abyss'?
The word 'bitter' has a positive connotation.
The word 'bitter' has a positive connotation.
What is the meaning of the word 'expedients'?
What is the meaning of the word 'expedients'?
The word 'pauper' refers to a person who is extremely ______________ and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival.
The word 'pauper' refers to a person who is extremely ______________ and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival.
What is the meaning of the word 'sage'?
What is the meaning of the word 'sage'?
The word 'idle' means actively working or engaged.
The word 'idle' means actively working or engaged.
The word 'terrorizes' means to instill ______________ in someone.
The word 'terrorizes' means to instill ______________ in someone.
Match the following words with their meanings:
Match the following words with their meanings:
What does the word 'adversity' mean?
What does the word 'adversity' mean?
The word 'acquainted' means being unfamiliar with someone or something.
The word 'acquainted' means being unfamiliar with someone or something.
What does the word 'emerging' mean?
What does the word 'emerging' mean?
The word 'befalls' means that something ______________ to someone.
The word 'befalls' means that something ______________ to someone.
What does the word 'profess' mean?
What does the word 'profess' mean?
Match the following words with their meanings:
Match the following words with their meanings:
The word 'sage' refers to a person who is foolish and inexperienced.
The word 'sage' refers to a person who is foolish and inexperienced.
The word 'parched' means extremely ______________, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight.
The word 'parched' means extremely ______________, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight.
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Building
- Abyss: represents a deep chasm, emptiness, or the unknown
- Adversity: refers to difficulties, misfortune, or unfavorable circumstances
- Ambition: a strong desire to achieve something requiring determination and hard work
Personal Connections
- Acquainted: familiar with or knowledgeable about someone or something
- Befalls: describes an unexpected event or circumstances that happen to someone
Emotions and Characteristics
- Bitter: having a sharp, disagreeable taste; exhibiting strong resentment or hostility
- Sage: a profoundly wise person respected for their wisdom and experience
States and Conditions
- Dormant: in a state of rest or inactivity, temporarily inactive or suspended
- Emerging: coming into view or becoming apparent, beginning to exist or develop
- Idle: not active or in use, doing nothing or avoiding work or activity
- Parched: extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight
- Vanish: to disappear suddenly or completely from sight, to become invisible or no longer exist
Social Hierarchy
- Pauper: a person who is extremely poor and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival
Power and Authority
- Reign: the period during which a sovereign rules, the authority or control exercised by a ruler or monarch
Interactions and Relationships
- Expedients: practical means to an end, actions or strategies employed to achieve a desired result
- Friction: the resistance encountered when one surface or object rubs against another, disagreement or conflict between individuals or groups
- Profess: to declare openly or publicly, to claim or assert something openly or confidently
- Relish: to take great pleasure or delight in something, to savor or enjoy intensely
- Terrorizes: instills fear or terror in someone, subjects someone to extreme fear or intimidation
Vocabulary Building
- Abyss: represents a deep chasm, emptiness, or the unknown
- Adversity: refers to difficulties, misfortune, or unfavorable circumstances
- Ambition: a strong desire to achieve something requiring determination and hard work
Personal Connections
- Acquainted: familiar with or knowledgeable about someone or something
- Befalls: describes an unexpected event or circumstances that happen to someone
Emotions and Characteristics
- Bitter: having a sharp, disagreeable taste; exhibiting strong resentment or hostility
- Sage: a profoundly wise person respected for their wisdom and experience
States and Conditions
- Dormant: in a state of rest or inactivity, temporarily inactive or suspended
- Emerging: coming into view or becoming apparent, beginning to exist or develop
- Idle: not active or in use, doing nothing or avoiding work or activity
- Parched: extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight
- Vanish: to disappear suddenly or completely from sight, to become invisible or no longer exist
Social Hierarchy
- Pauper: a person who is extremely poor and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival
Power and Authority
- Reign: the period during which a sovereign rules, the authority or control exercised by a ruler or monarch
Interactions and Relationships
- Expedients: practical means to an end, actions or strategies employed to achieve a desired result
- Friction: the resistance encountered when one surface or object rubs against another, disagreement or conflict between individuals or groups
- Profess: to declare openly or publicly, to claim or assert something openly or confidently
- Relish: to take great pleasure or delight in something, to savor or enjoy intensely
- Terrorizes: instills fear or terror in someone, subjects someone to extreme fear or intimidation
Vocabulary Building
- Abyss: represents a deep chasm, emptiness, or the unknown
- Adversity: refers to difficulties, misfortune, or unfavorable circumstances
- Ambition: a strong desire to achieve something requiring determination and hard work
Personal Connections
- Acquainted: familiar with or knowledgeable about someone or something
- Befalls: describes an unexpected event or circumstances that happen to someone
Emotions and Characteristics
- Bitter: having a sharp, disagreeable taste; exhibiting strong resentment or hostility
- Sage: a profoundly wise person respected for their wisdom and experience
States and Conditions
- Dormant: in a state of rest or inactivity, temporarily inactive or suspended
- Emerging: coming into view or becoming apparent, beginning to exist or develop
- Idle: not active or in use, doing nothing or avoiding work or activity
- Parched: extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight
- Vanish: to disappear suddenly or completely from sight, to become invisible or no longer exist
Social Hierarchy
- Pauper: a person who is extremely poor and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival
Power and Authority
- Reign: the period during which a sovereign rules, the authority or control exercised by a ruler or monarch
Interactions and Relationships
- Expedients: practical means to an end, actions or strategies employed to achieve a desired result
- Friction: the resistance encountered when one surface or object rubs against another, disagreement or conflict between individuals or groups
- Profess: to declare openly or publicly, to claim or assert something openly or confidently
- Relish: to take great pleasure or delight in something, to savor or enjoy intensely
- Terrorizes: instills fear or terror in someone, subjects someone to extreme fear or intimidation
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