F451 Vocab

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Exploitation

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Definition: The unfair use of someone or something for one's benefit

Example: Derek treated the younger team members as his personal servants. He made them buy him snacks and do his homework.

Derek's treatment of the younger teammates was exploitative.

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Incriminate

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Definition: To make someone seem guilty of a crime

Example: Sofia promised her mom she wouldn't go to the concert last Saturday, but she snuck out and went anyway. Sofia's mom didn't know until she saw Sofia tagged in someone else's photo.

The photo is incriminating.

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Invigorate

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Definition: To fill with energy

Example: Dexter was used to everyone acting uninterested in his knowledge of renewable energy, so he was pleased when he found out Jada shared his passion. After an exciting conversation with Jada, Dexter felt inspired enough to complete his research paper on the topic.

Chatting with Jada invigorated Dexter.

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Luminous

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Definition: Bright, full of light

Example: Puerto Rico is home to three of only five 'bio boys' in the world. These boys contain microorganisms that glow in the dark, making the water appear similar to a starry sky.

The microorganisms in 'bio boys' are luminous.

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Oblivious

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Definition: The state of being completely destroyed, forgotten, or unaware

Example: Sheree acted confused when we took the field trip to the national forest. Despite multiple warnings, she left her group and was found wandering aimlessly in the middle of the woods.

Sheree acted oblivious.

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Odious

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Definition: Unpleasant, offensive, or hated

Example: Erin really dislikes her job at the arcade. She has to unclog and clean toilets; she wears a stinky, fuzzy rat costume for kids' birthday parties; and she once had to clean the ball pit after a kid got sick in it.

Erin's job is odious.

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Pulverize

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Definition: To crush into small bits or destroy

Example: Lorenzo's recipe required him to grind the dried chile peppers into small flakes before mixing them into the sauce.

Lorenzo pulverized the chiles.

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Radical

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Definition: One who wants extreme change in government or society

Example: Jesse wants to completely dismantle the student government at his high school. He thinks the student officers are abusing their power, and he plans to hold protests at all their functions.

Jesse is a radical.

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Rationalize

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Definition: To create a reason or excuse for something

Example: To calm us down, Felix told us that those creepy noises we heard were just an old house 'settling', but his frightened face convinced us that he didn't even believe that.

Felix gave a rationale.

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Subside

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Definition: To become weaker or less intense

Example: Before launching the raft, Jasmine waited for the tide to go out. It would be easier to paddle to the island when the water was shallow and the current wasn't as strong.

Jasmine waited for the tide to subside.