Unit 1 VocabularyClusters #1,2,3

Characters, characterization, characteristics, characterized, characterizing

Characterize, v.

To intensify, intensification, intense

intensity, n.

Lucidity, lucidly, lucidness

Lucid, adj.

Obscures, obscured, obscuring, obscurely

obscurity

Obscure, v.

Pathetically, pathetical

Pathetic, adj.

Perspectives (n) Perspectively

(adv.)

Perspective, n.

Pretentious, pretentiousness, pretension

Pretense(s), n.

Stigmatizes, stigmatized, stigmatizing (v)(adj), stigmatization (n)

Stigmatize, v.

To make a claim or blame, a charge of wrongdoing

To accuse (v), accusingly (adv), accusable (adj),

Accusation(s), n.

A strong desire for success, or a specific goal

Ambition (n), ambitiously (adv), nonambitious

Ambitious, adj.

To state (say) with confidence or force, declare

Assertible (adj), assertiveness (n), assertive & nonassertive (adj), assertively (adv),

Assert, v.

Disagreeable, unpleasant to the ear, sounding harsh

Nondiscordant (adj), discordantly (adv),

Discordant, adj.

A belief that something will happen, looking forward to or expecting

To expect (v), expectational (adj), overexpectation (n)

Expectation(s), n.

Sure to happen, unavoidable, certain

Inevitably (adj), inevitableness (n)

Inevitable, adj.

An unusually talented child or a child genius

prodigies

Prodigy, n.

Disapproval, disgrace, discredit, blame, criticism

To reproach (v), reproachable (adj), reproachably (adv)

Reproach(es), n.

To be real or genuine

Authentically (adv), authentic (adj)

Authenticity, n.

Force, feeling like you must do something

Compellable (adj), compellably (adv)

Compel, v.

To treat someone differently because of prejudice

Discrimination (n), discriminated (adj), discriminately (adv)

Discriminate, v.

To remove or get rid of

Eliminator (n), elimination (n), eliminative (adj)

Eliminate, v.

Natural ability, possibility

Potentially (adv)

Potential, n.

To be the stronger or leading element, To be more powerful or better

Predomination(adj), predominately (adv), predominant (adj), predominantly (adv)

Predominate, v.

A belief that one race is better than another

Racist (n), antiracism, antiracist, race

Racism, n.

Stress, strain or anxiety

Tensional (adj)

Tension(s), n.