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Vocabulary 4

CHAPTER 4

CALAMITY – great disaster or misfortune

Any disaster – earthquake, flood, fire, hurricane, tornado – is an example of a calamity.

There are other kinds of misfortune that can also be called a calamity – can you think of any?

COMPREHENSIVE - complete

These kits are very comprehensive. Why?

What else is comprehensive in your life?

CONVENTIONAL – common; ordinary (not negative)

Flowers and candy are conventional gifts to give someone.

What kind of gift would be unconventional?

Think about vacations you have taken. Were they conventional or unconventional?

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FLAGRANT – obvious, glaring, scandalous (negative)

What is flagrant about these pictures?

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FLUCTUATE – change back and forth, sometimes unpredictably

What is fluctuating in these pictures? What else can fluctuate?

PERSEVERE – keep going, not give up even when it’s difficult

All of these people have persevered – The man perseveres climbing the mountain. The students have persevered to graduate.

What about the others?

What have you persevered to do? What do you persevere doing now?

PONDER – think deeply

REHABILITATE – get treatment to return to normal life

If you have any sort of injury, you have to rehabilitate before you can return to your regular activities.

You also might be familiar with rehab. What happened with Britney Spears?

TURMOIL – chaos; commotion and confusion

There is turmoil in all of these pictures. What is the cause?

VENTURE – to take a risk

These people have ventured to go skydiving or mountain climbing.

What will you venture to do in your future?