10th Grade Unit 2 Vocabulary

adversity

• the act of making something different from what it was
• to keep on doing something even though it is difficult to do
• a challenge, bad luck
• an agreement in which neither side gets everything it wanted

change

• a discussion of arguments in favor or and against a certain action
• troubles caused by bad luck
• a person's reason for doing something
• making something different

compromise

• a toaster

• to keep on doing something even though it is difficult to do

• an agreement with sacrifices

• a person's reason for doing something

concession

• a discussion of arguments in favor or and against a certain action
• something given up in a compromise
• to keep on doing something even though it is difficult to do
• a dispute, fight, or argument

confrontation

• a fight or argument
• troubles caused by bad luck
• something you give up, often when you don't want to
• a person's reason for doing something

debate

• to agree through discussion and compromise
• discussing opposite sides
• something you give up, often when you don't want to
• to talk about a subject

motive

• to resist or to take a stand against a person or thing
• why someone does something
• movement toward a goal
• extreme or very different from the usual

negotiate

• movement toward a goal
• troubles caused by bad luck
• make an agreement
• the act of making something different from what it was

oppose

• to be against something
• extreme or very different from the usual
• the act of ending a disagreement and becoming friendly again
• to bring people or things together

progress

• to resist or to take a stand against a person or thing
• the act of ending a disagreement and becoming friendly again
• to deal with a problem successfully by fixing it
• moving toward a goal