Vocabulary –Week OneVocabulary –Week OneHere are the first ten words for your notebook.

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Alliteration – The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of verse.

Allusion – Making an indirect reference to something well-known such as a song, poem, a famous book or landmark, a work of art

Benevolent – showing sympathy, understanding or generosity.

Benign – kindness of disposition or manner

Connotation – an idea this is suggested or implied.

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Culture – all the knowledge and values shared by a society

Definitely – Without question and beyond doubt

Democracy – a government favored by the people or by their elected representatives.

Denotation – the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression

Discrimination – unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice.

Vocabulary –Week TwoVocabulary –Week TwoHere are the first ten words for your notebook.

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othersEXAMPLE SENTENCE:Even top chefs, wise to the PR value, no longer

mind too much as long as you're considerate to fellow diners.

empathyunderstanding and entering into another's feelings

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:Further research in this area suggests that if one person does not like another, for whatever reason, then feelings of empathy are less likely.

Confer- to presentEXAMPLE SENTENCE:The six umpires conferred before allowing the

translator to come out while Darvish kept stretching and then threw a couple of pitches.

emancipatefree from slavery or servitudeEXAMPLE SENTENCE:The other exodus involved black Africans

brought to America as slaves and emancipated only 

Coincide- happen simultaneouslyEXAMPLE SENTENCE:Star appearances will coincide with musical

performances and updates on research programs.

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Advocate - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:But the Humane Society and other animal advocates maintain that housing sows in gestation crates is cruel.

Proactive - of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:Through perseverance, some amazing forward thinking Marine leaders, and a little bit of luck, I ultimately created a thriving proactive counseling program.

Altruistic - showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:It was taken there by an altruistic 47-year-old public servant who said he had been given the money as a bribe.

Affect - have an effect uponEXAMPLE SENTENCE:The researchers found that antidepressants

also may affect driving negatively.

Effect - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:In effect, he said, the companies are circumventing the regulatory process.