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1 Vocabulary Lesson 5

2 One blanket will be adequate on such a warm night.

3 Adjective-enough; sufficient

4 The Red Cross administers the blood donor program.

5 Verb- To manage or direct

6 The scout leader administered first aid to the child who had cut his hand.

7 Verb- To give out as treatment or assistance.

8 Talk of sharks in the water agitated swimmers at the beach.

9 Verb – to disturb or upset

10 Strong winds agitated the surface of the lake.

11 Verb- To move with an irregular, fast, or violent action

12 The miners agitated for better working conditions.

13 Verb – To stir up interest in and support for a cause

14 The airline capitulated to the baggage handlers’ demands and granted the pay raise.

15 Verb- To give in; surrender

16 A citrus is an excellent form of Vitamin C.

17 Noun – A fruit of the family that includes oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and limes.
Noun - A tree that produces these fruits. Adjective. - Of or relating to these fruits or trees. The kumquat is a less well-known member of the citrus family.

18 Angry protesters disrupted the president’s speech.

19 Verb- 1. To break up the orderly course of 2. To interrupt; to bring to a temporary halt

20 The Saxons complained that they were forced to live in hovels.

21 Noun-An unpleasant, cramped and dilapidated place to live.

22 Volunteers are needed to teach illiterate adults to read and write.

23 Adjective- Unable to read or write

24 The authorities could no longer afford to be indifferent about nuclear waste.

25 Adjective – Not concerned about; not caring

26 Her indifferent grades in school worried her parents.

27 Adjective– Neither very good or very bad; passable

28 Desperate for money, Oliver accepted menial work for low pay.

29 Adjective-Of or relating to low-level, humble work.

30 A child’s permanent teeth appear at about age six.

31 Adjective- Lasting or expected to last for a long time.

32 The workers needed a short respite from work.

33 Noun – a period of rest; a pause

34 Chopping wood is very strenuous work.

35 Adjective- Needing much effort; using a lot of energy

36 Sugar cane cutters toil in the fields from dawn to dusk.

37 Verb – to work long and hard

38 The county has an urgent need for a new hospital.

39 Adjective –Needing quick action or attention


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