Building Vocabulary Chapter 3 (in context)- Townsend Press

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Impartial

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fair

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Morale
"Art class was good for Tyrone's morale. Each time the teacher praised his drawings, his confidence and enthusiasm increased."
"The workers’ morale was so low that they constantly complained about the job. The only good part of the day was quitting time."

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Spirit

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Overt

"Sometimes overt racism is easier to deal with than the hidden kind. You can better fight what is out in the open."
"Maya's love of reading was overt—books spilled over the shelves in every room of her apartment."

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Obvious

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Naive

Though young, Rhoda is not naive. Being on her own for so long has made her streetwise.
Having had little experience with salespeople, my younger sister is so naive that she believes everything they tell her.

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Lacking experience

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Integrity

Our boss trusts Ramon with the key to the cash register because she knows that he has integrity.
I thought our senator had integrity, so I was shocked to hear he had taken a bribe.

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Honesty

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Legitimate
Naomi gave her coach a doctor's note to show she had a legitimate reason for missing the soccer game.
Any company that guarantees to make all investors millionaires can't possibly be legitimate.

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legal

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Undermine: Leroy tried to undermine the coach's authority by making jokes about him behind his back. Numerous floods had undermined the foundation so greatly that the house was no longer safe.

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To Weaken

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"delete"
Example: When I accidentally deleted my essay from my computer, I was very upset because it took me a couple of hours to complete.

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erase

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Menace
Acid rain is the biggest menace to the survival of freshwater fish.
Ron's impatient attitude and his fast, zigzag driving make him a menace on the road.

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A danger

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Lenient Ms. Hall is very lenient about late papers. If you hand one in even a week late, she doesn't lower your grade. Mom wouldn't let us feed our poodle during dinner. But Dad, who was more lenient, would look the other way when we slipped the dog something under the table.

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Easy going