HONORS UNIT 2 PRE READING | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 23 Public

VOCABULARY

Study Slideshow

intense

there was intense excitement in the stadium before the game

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intuition

my intuition told me that something like this would happen.

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take priority

work has to take priority at the moment, so i have no time for anything else.

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facts and figures

the report gave facts and figures to demonstrate the seriousness of the problem.

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discrepancy

there were several discrepancies in the way different newspapers described the event.

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restrict

the goverment plans to restrict public spending in order to reduce the national debt.

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proportionately

the level of air pollution increases proportionately with the amount of traffic on the roads.

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grapple

educators are grappling with issues of rasism in school.

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negligible

the cost of shipping is negligible; so let's have the books delivered to our house instead of picking them up from the store.

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conventional

it's unusual for a young person to have such conventional, old fashioned beliefs.

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enhance

the television uses digital technology to enhance picture quality.

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aid

the internet is now an essential study aid.

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float

there were a lot of plastic bags floating on the river.

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encounter

travelers may encounter many challenges when they visit a foreign country without knowing the language.

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outcome

no one can predict the election's outcome

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inhibit

chlorine is added to the swimming pool to inhibit the growth of bacteria.

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