Vocabulary Unit C - Content

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English 7

Vocabulary Unit C - Content

1. Allocate 2. Appalling 3. Brevity

(v.) to divide and give out for a particular purpose ? Synonym ? allot, share ? Antonym ? keep

(adj.) outrageous; terrible ? Synonym ? awful, horrible ? Antonym ? beautiful, comforting

(n.) shortness ? Synonym ? conciseness ? Antonym - lengthiness

4. Compensation

(n.) payment ? Synonym ? fee, reimbursement ? Antonym - debt, loss

5. Counterargument 6. Dissenter

(n.) an opposing point of view ? Synonym - counterclaim ? Antonym - agreement

(n.) one who disagrees or hold a different opinion ? Synonym - protester ? Antonym - conformer

7. Entitlement

(n.) the state of having a right or claim to something ? Synonym ? benefit, privilege ? Antonym ? prohibition

8. Rebuttal 9. Stereotyping

(n.) to refute by evidence or argument ? Synonym - counterargument, defense ? Antonym - agreement, confirmation

(v.) to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same

? Synonym ? typecast, generalize ? Antonym - differentiate

10. Voracious

(adj.) possessing an insatiable desire; greedy ? Synonym - unsatisfied ? Antonym - satisfied

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Vocabulary Unit C - Academic

English 7

1. Area

(n.) a division of experience, activity, or knowledge; a field ? Synonym ? range, department

2. Claim 3. Domain

(v.) to state as a fact (n.) the statement of the truth of something

? Synonym: (v.) assert, declare; (n.) assertion, declaration ? Antonym: challenge, denial

(n.) a geographical area over which rule or control is exercised ? Synonym - area, department

4. Hypothesis/Thesis

(n.) a suggested explanation that needs further testing or investigation; a statement to be proven

? Synonym ? theory ? Antonym ? proof, fact

5. Intent/Intention

(n.) purpose; meaning or significance ? Synonym- resolve, goal ? Antonym - accident

6. Objective

(n.) something worked toward or striven for (adj.) based on facts, not feelings

? Synonym ? (n.) goal, aim; (adj.) equitable, impartial ? Antonym ? (adj.) subjective, biased

7. Plagiarism

(n.) copying another person's idea or written work and claiming it as your own

? Synonym ? copying, stealing ? Antonym ? original

8. Quotation 9. Resolve

(n.) An excerpt that is taken exactly, word for word ? synonym ? excerpt ? antonym - paraphrase

(v.) to make a decision about, or to solve a problem ? Synonym- revenge, retaliation ? Antonym - forgiveness

10. Strategy

(n.) a careful plan or method ? Synonym ? arrangement, procedure ? Antonym ? coincidence

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