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Understanding Noxious Activities and Audacity in Teen Life

This guide explores various vocabulary words that describe behaviors and attitudes relevant to teenagers. It delves into terms like 'noxious' to highlight harmful activities, 'connive' to discuss secret cooperation in wrongdoing, and 'chutzpah' which refers to audacity. Additional words such as 'odium,' 'crass,' 'hypercritical,' and 'fallacy' are examined to provide insight into negative influences and misconceptions. The guide encourages reflection on personal experiences associated with these words, making it a valuable resource for self-awareness and understanding in teenage life.

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Understanding Noxious Activities and Audacity in Teen Life

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  1. Honor’s Vocab 15

  2. Noxious (adj) • Harmful to health • What are some noxious activities that teens should avoid?

  3. Connive (v) • To cooperate secretly in something bad • Give an example of something kids connived about here at Central.

  4. Chutzpah (n) • nerve, audacity, having the “balls” • What is something that often takes a lot of chutzpah to do?

  5. Liege (n) • A lord or master • What do you one day hope to be liege over?

  6. Odium (n) • Hatred; maliciousness • How can odium ruin a persons life?

  7. Crass (adj) • Tasteless; inappropriate • Give an example of a crass pickup line.

  8. Hypercritical (adj) • Overcritical; too nit picky • List two people who are hypercritical of you.

  9. Fallacy (n) • A mistaken idea; misconception • List two fallacies that have been disproven over the years.

  10. Complacent (adj) • Self-satisfied; smug; not wanting to change anything • How are complacency, laziness, and self worth all related to each other?

  11. Befuddle (v) • To confuse • Who is a person that befuddles you and why?

  12. Pandemonium (n) • A wild chaotic time or situation • What was the last pandemonium you experienced?

  13. Parsimonious (adj) • Very, very, very thrifty • Give an example of your parents being parsimonious.

  14. Verbose (adj) • Using more words than necessary • Make the following sentence less verbose: • I always really loved to watch how kids like Troy and Austin attempt to spit their game, mack their ways, upon the female population of our beloved academic institution.

  15. Laudable (adj) • Worthy of praise • What is something you have done that is laudable?

  16. Indiscreet (adj) • Not wise; foolish; embarrassing • Who acts indiscreetly at our school? Explain.

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