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Week 1
Vocabulary: CP Eng I
Content-based aligned with Prentice Hall
Resources.
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20 Weekly Words: abstract comprise contemplate creed define degenerate desolate embody equivalent hallowed
hence illuminate inextricably invoke mobility oppression palpable prejudice promissory segregation
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abstract
(adj.)
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• Considered apart from particular examples or concrete objects; general, as opposed to particular.
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comprise
(v.)
To include and contain.
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contemplate
(v.)
To look at attentively; gaze at.
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creed
(n)
A formal summary of religious beliefs.
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define
(v)
To state the meaning of.
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degenerate
(v)
To become worse or inferior.
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desolate
(adj)
Uninhabited or deserted.
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embody
(v)
To infest with or as with a body.
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equivalent
(adj)
Equal in value, force, and manner.
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hallowed
(adj)
Sacred or holy.
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hence
(adv.)
Therefore or consequently.
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illuminate
(v)
To give light to or light up.
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inextricably
(adv.)
So involved that extrication is impossible.
That cannot be disentangled or undone.
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invoke
(v.)
To call on for aid, protection, etc; to address as in prayer.
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mobility
(n.)
Characterized by freedom of movement.
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oppression
(n.)
The act of subjecting to unjust hardships; tyranny.
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palpable
(adj.)
That that may be touched or felt.
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prejudice
(n.)
A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.
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promissory
(adj.)
Containing or of the nature of a promise.
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segregation
(n.)
The act or policy of separating a race, social class, etc. from the general mass of society or from a larger group.
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