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a

c

u

t

e

ə'kjut

When a bad thing is acute, it is very severe and intense.

a

g

r

e

s

i

o

n

ə'ɡrɛʃən

Aggression is behavior that is mean or violent to others.

b

i

o

g

r

a

p

h

y

baɪ'ɑɡrəfi

A biography is an account of someone’s life that is written by someone else.

b

o

s

t

bʊst

To boost something means to increase or improve it.

c

l

a

p

klæp

To clap means to hit one’s hands together to express pleasure or get attention.

c

l

a

s

i

c

a

l

'klæsɪkl

Classical music is more formal and serious than popular music.

c

o

m

p

e

l

kəm'pɛl

To compel someone to do something means to force them to do it.

c

r

e

a

t

i

o

n

krɪ'eʃən

A creation is something original that is made.

d

o

m

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n

a

n

c

e

'dɔmɪnəns

The dominance of a person is their state of being more powerful than others.

g

o

r

g

e

o

u

s

'ɡɔrdʒəs

When something is gorgeous, it is very pleasing and attractive.

i

n

e

v

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t

a

b

l

e

ɪn'ɛvɪtəbl

When something is inevitable, it is certain to happen or cannot be avoided.

l

e

g

a

c

y

'lɛgəsi

A legacy is an effect that exists because of a person or thing in the past.

m

a

s

t

e

r

p

i

e

c

e

'mæstəpis

A masterpiece is a very good painting, novel, movie, or other work of art.

m

u

l

t

i

p

l

e

'mʌltəpl

If there are multiple things, there are many of them.

n

a

r

a

t

e

næret

To narrate a story means to write about it or read it aloud.

n

o

t

o

r

i

o

u

s

no'tɔrɪəs

When something is notorious, it is well known because of something bad.

o

v

e

r

a

l

,ovə'rɔl

When a thing is talked about overall, the whole thing is considered.

p

a

r

t

i

a

l

i

t

y

'pɑrʃɪ'æləti

A partiality is a tendency to prefer one thing to another.

s

p

o

n

t

a

n

e

o

u

s

spɑn'tenɪəs

When an act is spontaneous, it is not planned. It happens suddenly.

v

i

r

t

u

e

'vɝtʃʊ

A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving.

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