Academic and Content-Area Vocabulary Lessons 1-20

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distract

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If someone or something distracts you, they take your attention away from what you are doing.

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admit

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If you admit that something bad or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.

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distraught

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If you are distraught, you are so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly.

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abstract

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Abstract ideas and abstract pieces of art are based on general ideas rather than specific people or things.

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distinct

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If something is distinct, you can hear, see, or taste it clearly.

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absurd

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If you say that something is absurd, you are saying that it’s ridiculous or that it doesn’t make sense.

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discard

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If you discard something, you get rid of it because you no longer want it or need it.

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administers

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If someone administers something such as a country, business, or organization, he or she takes responsibility for organizing and supervising it.

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betray

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If you betray someone who trusts you, you do something that hurts or disappoints that person.

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confine

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To confine someone or something to a particular place means to keep that person or thing from leaving or spreading beyond the place.