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Understanding Vocabulary 5A: Key Terms and Their Meanings

Explore essential vocabulary words from Vocabulary 5A, including "abrupt," "animosity," "chaotic," and others. Each term is accompanied by its part of speech, definition, synonyms, and an illustrative sentence to demonstrate usage. Enhance your understanding of these words to improve communication skills and enrich your language proficiency. Perfect for students, language learners, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary in an engaging way.

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Understanding Vocabulary 5A: Key Terms and Their Meanings

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  1. Vocabulary5A abrupt - intricate

  2. abrupt • adjective • occurring quickly and • without warning • synonyms: sudden, • unexpected • The car came to an abrupt stop when it met the wall.

  3. animosity • noun • feeling ill will or • resentment • synonyms: hostility, • hatred • The Bears and the Packers occasionally feel animosity towards each other.

  4. chaotic • adjective • in a state of utter • confusion • synonyms: disordered, • confused • The riots downtown made the entire area chaotic.

  5. cordial • adjective • warm and friendly • synonyms: genial, • amiable • Dinner parties usually succeed if the host creates a cordial atmosphere.

  6. dominate • verb • exercise a commanding • influence over • synonyms: rule, • control • Alexander the Great dominated the known world by the time he was 33.

  7. embarrassment • noun • state of being • self-conscious • synonyms: chagrin, • unease • Brittany felt embarrassment when she watched the game later.

  8. extinct • adjective • no longer existing • synonyms: dead, • defunct • Like dinosaurs, dodo birds and European cave lions are now extinct.

  9. gratify • verb • give pleasure or • satisfaction to • synonyms: please, • delight • Seeing their students succeed and graduate gratifies most teachers.

  10. habituate • verb • make someone used • to something • synonyms: accustom, • acclimate • Astronauts practice underwater to habituate themselves to weightlessness.

  11. intricate • adjective • having many interrelated • parts; difficult to • understand • synonyms: complex, • complicated • Analog clocks have very intricate works inside to keep accurate time.

  12. Don’t get confused! • raise • verb • lift up • raze • verb • tear down • completely • rays • noun • beams of light

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