Bergen Evans Vocabulary Words 1

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Bergen Evans VocabularyWords 1 10

• Fill in the blanks with the words in bold. On
  the right (under association), write a the name
  of a person/place/action that you associate with
  the word, or draw a picture you associate with
  the word.

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Aborigine (n) Aboriginal (adj)

• Columbus was greeted by friendly aborigines
  (natives, first inhabitants)

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Adroit (adj)adroitness (n)

• This adroit (clever, skillful, dexterous) turning
  of a blunder into a joke eased the tension in the
  room.

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Altruism (n)Altruistic (adj)

• Far from being self-centered, he has a sincere
  altruism (thoughtfulness, unselfishness, concern
  for others)

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Animosity (n)

• John has an animosity (ill will, hostility,
  enmity) toward all foreigners.

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Apposite (adj)Appositeness (n)

• The scholar has an apposite (fitting,
  appropriate, apt) quotation for any occasion.

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Bourgeois (adj or n)Bourgeoisie (n)

• conventional, middle-class, materialistic

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Cerebration (n)

• Athletics (and having a good time) is good for
  college students, but there has to be a little
  cerebration (thinking, using the brain), too.

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Coadjutor (n)

• The executives work was so heavy that we
  appointed a coadjutor (helper, assistant,
  co-operator)

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Concomitant (adj)Concomitance (n)

• He wants the job but not the concomitant
  (accompanying, involved, attendant)
  responsibility.

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Corroboration (n)Corroborative (adj)

• One ought not to accept such dangerous figures
  without some corroboration (confirmation, making
  certain).

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This goes in the literacy section of your binder.