pre- ap vocab words
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Pre- AP Vocab words . Group 12. Acquire- to gain for oneself. When I won the poker game, I acquired a lot of poker chips. . Procure- to get possession of through special support. . During the Watergate scandal, President Nixon got caught trying to procure secret documents. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Pre-AP Vocab words Group 12
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Acquire- to gain for oneself When I won the poker game, I acquired a lot of poker chips.
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Procure- to get possession of through special support.
During the Watergate scandal, President Nixon got caught trying to procure secret documents.
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Scavenge- 1) to take or gather; 2) to salvage from trash
The girls scavenged through the trash to find something collectible.
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Apathy- lack of interest or concern
The boy felt complete apathy and didn’t want to change the mistake he made after he put the letters down.
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Derelict- 1) lacking a sense of duty or 2) abandoned
When the kid acted in a derelict way by not doing his work, the teacher told him to go outside in the hallway.
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Desolate- deserted and barren
The day after the hurricane, the desolate city looked like a ghost town.
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Devoid- lacking or untouched by anything
The room was devoid of all life because someone had just moved out.
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Lax- loose or slack
The police officers were lax about their final training after a long hard day. They decided to take it easy instead of continuing to train.
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Lethargic- lacking energy or vigor
The lethargic man could barely finish his work because he was about to fall asleep.
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Scanty- too small in amount
The scanty portions of food did nothing to satisfy the big man’s hunger.
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Trifling- unimportant or trivial
The man thought he was trifling and unimportant. We need to do something to boost his self-esteem!