Building an Enriched Vocabulary Lesson 28

fox : fur ::

• parrot : plumage

• giraffe : gist

• monkey : simian

• colt : foal

scapegoat

• someone or something that is innocently made to bear the blame or punishment for the sins or misdeeds of others.

• a split or division within the ranks of an organiziation

• endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

• a conventional, usually oversimplified, conception or representation of something

a split or division within the ranks of an organization

• schism

• scapegoat

• stereotype

• strategy

scrutinize

• to examine closely or critically

• to comfort or console

• to brand or characterize as blemished or disgraceful

• to specify or demand as a condition for agreement; to guarantee or affirm

not religious; pertaining to worldly matters; pertaining to the state

• secular

• senile

• sordid

• strident

showing the signs of old age, especially advanced mental or physical deterioration

• senile

• secular

• sordid

• strident

solace

• comfort or consolation in sorrow, distress, or misfortune

• a split or division within the ranks of an organization

• endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

• an overall plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal

sordid

• filthy and mean, morally degrading or rephrensible

• showing the signs of old age, especially advanced mental or physical deteriration

• not religious; pertain to worldly matters

• loud and harsh in sound

endurance; the moral or physical strength required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

• stamina

• stereotype

• strategy

• surveilance

stereotype

• a conventional, usually oversimplified, conception or representation of something

• close observation of a person or group considered suspicious

• a group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition

• a split or division within the ranks of an organization