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Understanding Vocabulary: Key Terms and Their Meanings

In this lesson, we explore essential vocabulary words, including *exodus*, *exotic*, *expedient*, *exploit*, *expound*, *fabricate*, *facetious*, *fallacy*, *fathom*, *fatuous*, *feasible*, *feign*, *felicitous*, and *fetish*. Each term is defined and illustrated with practical examples, enhancing your understanding of their meanings and contexts. Discover how to use these words effectively in conversation and writing, expanding your linguistic repertoire and improving your communication skills.

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Understanding Vocabulary: Key Terms and Their Meanings

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 16

  2. Exodus:Noun- A departure, usually of large numbers of people.

  3. When war came to the mainland, the native people quickly organized a large exodus.

  4. Exotic:Adjective- Foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual.

  5. Australia is a fascinating continent full of strange and exotic wildlife.

  6. Expedient:Adjective- advantageous to one’s interest or purpose.Noun- An emergency course of action; a means to an end.

  7. Adj: We must find the most expedient way to finance our project.Noun: Cutting back on staff to save money is not the only expedient open to us.

  8. Exploit:Verb- To use to the greatest possible advantage (often selfishly)Noun- A brilliant or heroic deed.

  9. Verb: People often exploit children for their own needs.Noun: Because he took such pride in his war exploits, we buried him in his uniform.

  10. Expound:Verb- To explain in detail.

  11. The professor expounded on the virtues of modern medicine.

  12. Fabricate:Verb- To assemble or construct from separate parts. To make up with the intention of deceiving.

  13. John fabricated a story to cover the fact that he had not done his research paper.

  14. Facetious:Adjective- Not meant seriously; playful or humorous.

  15. When everyone remarked on how good my cooking was, I knew they were being facetious.

  16. Facsimile:Noun- An exact copy.Adjective- Reproduced exactly.

  17. N: Art books often carry accurate facsimiles of paintings.Adj: Usually, a photocopy is a facsimile of the original.

  18. Fallacy:Noun- Faulty reasoning, an error in logic. A false or mistaken notion.

  19. It is a fallacy to assume that all dogs are aggressive.

  20. Fathom:Noun- A unit of length used to measure marine depths (6 feet)Verb: To get to the bottom of; to understand.

  21. N: The Titanic lies beneath hundreds of fathoms of water.V: I cannot fathom why some people like caviar.

  22. Fatuous:Adjective- Unconsciously foolish, stupid, or absurd.

  23. The coach made a fatuous error in judgment on that play.

  24. Feasible:Adjective- Possible; both doable and workable.

  25. It is definitely feasible to finish the basement by Christmas.

  26. Feign:Verb- To pretend or give a false appearance of.

  27. The boy feigned illness to get out of school.

  28. Felicitous:Adjective- Agreeably suited to the purpose or occasion; aptly or gracefully expressed.

  29. The clothes she wore were not exactly felicitous to the somber nature of the meeting.

  30. Fetish:Noun- An object believed among primitive peoples to have magical powers. An object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence.

  31. Jason has a fetish for spicy foods.

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