Vocabulary from Insights P.96 ELS Charlotte

1. Vocabulary (P.96)

2. Verb: Affiliate
ELS is loosely affiliated with Queens university.
ELS uses some of the same facilities.

3.  N/V (Ally) The US and the UK were allies in
World War II.
 The US and the UK formed an alliance in
WWII.

4.  (N) Antagonist- A person who actively
opposes another
 (Adj) Antagonistic
 (V) Antagonize
 When we were younger, my brother constantly
antagonized me.

5.  (V) Argue
 (ADJ) Argumentative
 My mother and I had an argument about the
tattoo on my wrist.

6.  (
 Verb) Collaborate
 (Adj) Collaborative
 Dr. Dre and Lady Gaga collaborated on
BEATS.

7.  (N) Commandment
A general commands the army.

8.  (V) –Contend (2nd meaning)
 (Adj) Contentious- Causing an argument:
Dokdo is one of the main islands of contention
between South Korea and Japan.

9.  (Adj/V) Corrupt
 Political corruption is one of the main issues
with China’s development.

10.  Decent (ADJ)
The US should have at least had the decency to
admit that they were wrong for spying on
Chancellor Angela Merkel.

11.  (ADJ) Depraved
Kim Jong Il is seen as a depraved leader.

12.  (V) discord (archaic.)
 A good family who shows no signs of discord.

13.  The disunity of the members caused the group
to split.

14.  (V) Dominate
 (ADJ) Dominant
 The red fighter dominated over his opponents.

15.  (ADJ) Ethical
 (ADV) Ethically
 Ethics vary from culture to culture.

16.  (ADJ) Forceful
 (ADV) Forcefully
 My brother forced me to eat worms when I was
younger.

17.  (ADJ) Frictional
 Friction between nations can be lessened
through trade.

18.  ADJ- Harmonic
 ADV Harmoniously
 Amber is pleased when her students work
together in harmony.

19.  ADJ – Hegemonic
 The upper class constitutes the hegemonic
class.

20.  (V) Honor
 ADJ – Honorable
 ADV – Honorably
 Winning the Noble Peace prize is an honor.

21.  ADJ- Hostile
 ADV Hostilely
 Between 1945-1990 there was a state of
political hostility between the Soviet Union
and the US.

22.  To achieve harmony, we must make a joint
effort on the issues.

23.  (ADJ) Mighty
 (ADV) Mightily
General Patton was a mighty general.

24.  (ADV) Morally
 Her morals won’t allow her to lie.

25.  V- Oppose
 ADJ- Opposite
 ADV – Oppositely
 The was a lot of opposition to the Vietnam
War.

26.  (ADJ) Righteous
 (ADV) Righteously
 We had no doubt about the righteousness of
our case.

27.  (N/V) Rival
 There was a fierce rivalry for the new job
posting at Samsung.

28.  (V) Struggle – To make forceful or violent
attempts to break free of something,
 Noun- A forceful or violent effort to get free of
restraint, or to overcome something.

29.  ADJ – Strong
 ADV – Strongly
 The strength of the economy is the most
important factor.

30.  There was more uprightness in the past regime
than there is at the present time.

31.  My only vice is smoking cigarettes.

32.  ADJ – Virtuous
 ADV -Virtuously
 In the past, women were considered virtuous if
they neither drank nor smoked.

33.  My phone is worth $200.
 (ADJ) Worthy-Deserving effort, attention or
respect.