Vocabulary Part 1
saying something with an attitude or incisive manner
"His grumpy r____ made me sorry I had asked the question."
Firmness of purpose; resoluteness
"With her intense motivation and d_______, that person will advance in life easily."
What is Determination?
Come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
"The police officer i_______ during a robbery at 7-11."
What is Intervened?
An official order or commission to do something
"A mask m_____ was appointed by the Mayor of Long Beach".
What is Mandate?
The city and/or state Barrington Irving is from.
What is Tampa Bay and/or Florida?
being straightforward; taking something informally without the subject’s knowledge
"Take a c____ photo of us so that we look like we do in real life."
What is Candid?
Successfully doing something with effort, skill, or courage
"Barrington Irving wanted to a____ a big dream, which was to be the youngest man to fly around the world.
What is Achieve?
A thing intended; an aim or plan
"Her i_____ were good, but her parents still did not appreciate her gift."
What is Intention?
Put into effect
"The teacher i_______ the classroom rules by throwing away Mayra's bag of chips."
What is Implemented?
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett discovered this in two day that helped/ still helps save millions of lives.
What is the Moderna Covid-19 Virus?
put something correctly
"I will try to r____ the situation, but I think things are beyond fixing."
To go after someone or something
"Ignacio is going to p______ a business degree at CSULB."
Lay down authoritatively; prescribe
"Students hate it when teachers try to d_____ the rules to them."
What is Dictate?
The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
"An example of a s______ q___ bias was the backpack story Mr. B told in class this past Wednesday."
What is Status Quo?
Proper and Common Nouns
form a theory about a subject without firm evidence
"The police did not want to s____ as to what motivated the crime."
What is Speculate?
Make efforts to deal with a problem; hitting someone with bodily force
"He started t____ the difficult math problem."
What is Tackling?
The process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others
"As a result of tax e_____tion, she did not have to pay that much income tax."
What is Exemption?
A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a state, of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
"There are 5 basic p______ in living a meaningful life."
What is Principles?
Name the FOUR biases that we defined last Wednesday in the article "Three Cheers for the Nanny State"
Cognitive, present, optimism, status quo bias
making sure or demonstrating that something is true or accurate
"Can you please v____ that your name is correct on this form?"
Achieve or complete successfully
"Because of her good school habits, she will a______ so many things in life."
What is Accomplish?
having or showing determination or resolve
"The student stood up and participated in the debate, making his time in class p_____ful."
What is Purposeful?
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic
"I’m sure they have a perfectly r_____ explanation."
What is Rational?
What are the three rhetorical appeals in argumentative writing?
e____
l_____
p____
What is ethos, logos, and pathos?