Unit 1 Reading Vocab

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fiasco

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n.: Complete failure

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debut

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n.: First performance in public

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clamor

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n.: Loud, sustained noise

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malady

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n.: Illness; disease

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iridescent

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adj.: Shimmering with colors; having shifting rainbow colors, like a soap bubble

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commotion

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n.: Noisy rushing about

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prestigious

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adj.: Having an impressive reputation

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arched

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adj.: Curved

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bog

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n.: Small marsh or swamp

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assume

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v.: Believe to be a fact

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mesmerizing

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adj.: Hypnotizing

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reproach

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n.: Disgrace; blame

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anguish

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n.: Great suffering; agony

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console

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v.: Comfort; make less sad

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protruded

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v.: Stuck out; extended

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grieved

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adj.: Saddened; overcome by grief

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premium

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n.: Additional charge

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uncanny

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adj.: Strange; eerie

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epidemic

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n.: Outbreak of a contagious disease

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remedy

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n.: Medicine or treatment that cures illness

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enthralled

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v.: Fascinated; charmed

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conspired

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v.: Planned together secretly

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loaf

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v.: Spend time idly

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psychiatrist

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noun used as adj.: Medical doctor specializing in illnesses of the mind

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cherished

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adj.: Beloved; valued

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prodigious

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adj.: Amazing

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destination

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n.: The place to which something is being sent

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intrigue

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n.: Curiosity and interest

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evidently

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adv.: Clearly; obviously

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afflicted

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v.: Received pain or suffering

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queried

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v.: Asked

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dejectedly

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adv.: Sadly; showing discouragement

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vanity

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n.: The quality of being very proud of one's appearance

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ordained

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v.: Ordered; decreed

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prodigy

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n.: Child of unusually high talent

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hissing

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adj.: Making a sound like a prolonged s

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tourniquets

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n.: Devices used to stop bleeding in an emergency, as a bandage tightly twisted to stop the flow of blood

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objective

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n.: Goal

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currency

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n.: Money

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devastated

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v.: Destroyed; completely upset

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content

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adj.: Happy enough

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incorporate

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v.: Form into a legal business

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forlorn

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adj.: Alone and miserable

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eminent

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adj.: Distinguished or outstanding

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strife

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n.: Trouble; conflict; struggle

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banish

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v.: Send away; exile

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equal

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adj.: Of the same amount

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sauciness

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n.: Liveliness; boldness; spirit

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tiered

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adj.: Stacked in rows

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rouge

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n.: Reddish cosmetic used to color cheeks