Vocabulary Words - List 1

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Appetizer

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a treat before your meal

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Timid

Back 2

shy

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Clumsy

Back 3

not graceful

(drops or trips a lot)

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Pinmanship

Back 4

handwritting

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Arithmetic

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addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

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Content

Back 6

satisfied or pleased

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Declare

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to say, to make known

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Parable

Back 8

a short story that teaches a lesson

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Represent

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to stand for

(ex: a lawyer represents there client or a sales representative (employee) represents the company they work for)

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Harbor

Back 10

a place of shelter

(it is a crime to harbor a criminal - their are shelters that harbor the homeless)

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Precision or Precise

Back 11

exactness

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Fathom

Back 12

imagine or fully understand

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The Trinity

Back 13

God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit

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Profound

Back 14

very great or intense emotion

or

having or showing great knowledge or insight

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Intricate

Back 15

hard to understand or complicated

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Trauma

Back 16

disturbing (upsetting) experience

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Ponder

Back 17

to think carefully about

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Anger

Back 18

anger is NOT an emotion, but is the reaction to 1 or a combination of the feelings of FEAR, FRUSTRATION and HURT

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Fluctuate

Back 19

for a number or amount of something to rise and fall irregularly

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Indispensable

Back 20

hard to do without

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Simplicity

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plainness or clearness

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Efficiency

Back 22

ability to get job done without wasted effort

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Ancestors

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a relative from long ago

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Durabi8lity

Back 24

how long something lasts

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Summary

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short report of something

(ex: book reports are a summary of what happened in a book from the beginning, middle, and end of story)

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Conclusion

Back 26

a finish, a decision after careful thought

(ex: the end of the story or article)

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Assertion

Back 27

a strong statement

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Declaration

Back 28

a public statement

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Ensures

Back 29

to make certain that something will happen

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Consideration

Back 30

careful thought

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Responsible

Back 31

getting blame or credit for something

having an obligation to do something

(ex: the boss is responsible for his employees or this department is responsible for education)

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Ambitions

Back 32

a strong desire to do or to achieve something, usually requiring determination and hard work.

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Significance

Back 33

the quality of being worthy of attention; importance

or

the meaning to be found in words or events.

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Actualization

Back 34

to make actual, to realize

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Speculation

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a guess or completed thought

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Theory

Back 36

information meant to explain something or an idea that has not been proven

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Brilliant

Back 37

very talented or smart

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Philosophers

Back 38

people who love to learn and speculate as well as test theories

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Professor

Back 39

a teach or higher education

(the highest educated teacher before doctors which are those that have earned there doctrines degree)

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Higher Education Degree Order

(elementary school, middle school, high school, then you enter Higher Education)

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First 2 yrs of college you take basic classes (English, Math, Science, History) which earns you an Associates Degree

You then continue college classes for an additional 2 yrs on subjects that are directly related to your choice of studies to earn a Bachlors Degree

You can continue your education to specialize in your specific field and get a Masters Degree

The highest education level you can receive in a specific field of study is your Doctrine Degree which makes you a Dr.

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Alternative

Back 41

one of several options

(ex: you better clean your room because the alternative is you getting grounded)

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Revelation

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Reveal = to show

a surprising unknown fact revealed in a surprising way

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God reveals in the Bible:

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Why we are alive,

how life works,

what to avoid,

what to expect in the future

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Atheist

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a person who does NOT believe in any God

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Suicide

Back 45

when someone intentionally kills themselves

intentionally = when done on purpose

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Deliberately

Back 46

done on purpose

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Arbitrary

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random

something was made, done, happening, or chosen without a specific method or conscious decision (not on purpose)

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Illegitimate

Back 48

not considered acceptable within the accepted standards or rules

an illegitimate child is one born to parents who are not married

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Legitimate

Back 49

conforming to the law or to rules

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Ideal

Back 50

considering a person, thing or idea as perfect

or

existing only in the imagination; perfect but not likely to become a reality.

(ex: It would be ideal if everyone could come to Thanksgiving. that would be perfect but not likely everyone in the family would be fee and able to meet at same time and place)

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Motive

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reason for doing something

especially one that is hidden or not obvious

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Envy / Envious

Back 52

a feeling of being resentful for someone else's belongings, there qualities, talents, or blessings.

Resentment = the feeling of being treated unfairly

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Sabotaging

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deliberately (done on purpose) destroy or damage something or a situation

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Coward

Back 54

a person who lacks the courage to do something unpleasant or dangerous things that is needed or should be done

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Realistic / Unrealistic

Back 55

If something that can be expected to happen or achieve

not something that can be expected to happen or achieve in a certain situation or amount of time

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Banish

Back 56

Sending someone away as a punishment