Mandatory Vocabulary for Language Arts Unit 5 Flashcards
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Astute Definition
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Having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly
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Adjacent Definition
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Next to or adjoining something else
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Concur Definition
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- Be of the same opinion; agree
2. Happen or occur at the same time; coincide
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Alternative Definition
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- (Of one or more things) available as another possibility or choice
- Relating to activities that depart from or challenge traditional norms
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Evident Definition
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Clearly seen or understood; obvious
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Originate Definition
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Have a specified beginning
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Illustrate Definition
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Serve as an example of
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Vocation Definition
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- A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
- A person’s employment or main occupation, especially regarded as worthy and requiring dedication
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Dependent Definition
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A person who depends on another person, organization, etc, for support, aid, or sustenance, esp financial support.
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Patronize Definition
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Treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority
