Unit 4 Vocabulary

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Acquisition

NOUN: the act

of getting or
acquiring
something; the
act or process of
gaining skill,
knowledge, etc.

Authority

NOUN: the
power to give
orders and make
decisions; the
power or right
to direct or
control
something or
someone

Beleaguered

VERB: to cause
constant or
repeated trouble
for (a person,
business, etc.)

Challenge
VERB: to say or
show that
(something) may
not be true, correct,
or legal
NOUN: a difficult
task or problem;
something that is
hard to do

Chaotic

ADJECTIVE:
in a state of
complete
confusion or
disorder

Demonstrative

ADJECTIVE:
freely or openly
showing
emotions or
feelings

Dissuade

VERB: to
convince
(someone) not to
do something

Fabric

NOUN: the
basic structure
of something

Fit in

VERB: to go
together with
something or
someone

Give vent to

VERB: to allow
something out
into the open

Grant

VERB: to agree to
do, give, or allow
(something that
is asked for or
hoped for

Grief

NOUN: Deep
sadness caused
especially by
someones
death

In stark contrast to

NOUN: the act

of comparing
people or things
to show the
difference
between them

Isolation

NOUN: the
state of being in
a place or
situation that is
separate from
others; the
condition of
being isolated

Restraint

NOUN: a way
of limiting,
controlling, or
stopping
something

Scold

VERB: to speak
in an angry or
critical way (to
someone who
has done
something
wrong)

Stoical

ADJECTIVE:
showing no
emotion
especially when
something bad
is happening

Tighten the reins

IDIOM: to start
to control
something or
someone more
carefully; to be
more strict

Transport ones thoughts

VERB: to
suddenly begin
thinking about
something
different than
before