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Unit 7 Vocab Flashcards

1
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a story of a person’s life told be someone else and written from the third-person point of view

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biography

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2
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the writer who gets the information about the subject by doing detailed research using a number of sources

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biographer

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the story of a person’s life, told by that person and written from the first-person point of view

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autobiography

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4
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to have control over

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dominate

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5
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full of worry

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brooding

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solemn and dignified

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grave

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well-known; widely recognized

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prominent

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moving from place to place

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migrant

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wanting to help those who suffer

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compassionate

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very poor

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impoverished

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11
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hesitating between two choices

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wavering

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12
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in a way that is contrary to what is intended

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ironically

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13
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to blend together

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merge

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14
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to make known or identify

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specify

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15
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confused, disordered

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chaotic

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difficult to understand; complicated

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convoluted

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speaking little; communicating in few words

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terse

18
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Insight; ability to understand people and situations

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perception

19
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Posture; position

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stance

20
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Set-in or set back

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recessed

21
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To reach the highest point or degree

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culminate

22
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Having a high reputation

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prestigious

23
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wisely, in a clever way

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shrewdly

24
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forceful, convincing speech or writing

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eloquence

25
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to get revenge; get even

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retaliate

26
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to disguise or portray falsely in order to conceal

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camouflage

27
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to take advantage of

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capitalize

28
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open to people of all races and groups

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integrated

29
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disappointment; loss of hope

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disillusionment

30
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to view or consider different possibilities; to guess what might happen

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speculate

31
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a suggestion or hint intended to insult

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insinuation

32
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to make fun of

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taunt

33
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Shocked; amazed

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aghast

34
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Someone who upsets others

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agitator

35
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Bewildered; confused

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bemused

36
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The male leader of a family group

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patriarch

37
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With religious devotion; virtuously

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piously

38
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To waste

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squander

39
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In a position of having to serve others

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subservient

40
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With strong emotion

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vehemently

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