Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Please complete the following assignments:

First, find the following vocabulary words in the passage  and add them to the packet or your notes:
par 11, line 1
11. squabbled (v.)--an argument over something small
par 14 line 3
12. coup (n.)--a sudden, violent, seizure of government
par 21, line 2:
13. pantomiming (v.)--to show something through bodily movements only
par 25, line 1:
14. pondering (v.)--to think carefully about something
par 28, line 1:
15. grimace (n.)--an ugly facial expression showing pain, amusement
par 29, line 7:
16. aspire (v.)--hope to achieve something
par 30, lines 1 and 5
17. paradox (n.)--something that sounds impossible, yet true
18. inexorable (adj.)--impossible to stop or prevent
par 36, line 5:
19. asylum (n.)--when a country gives protection to a refugee 
par. 38, line 3:
20. Achilles' heel (n.)--a weak or vulnerable point; your downfall

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