Vocab. 1.2-Words From Names

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Boycott

To take part in an organized group refusal to use a product or service as a means of protest

Galvanize

To stir to action

Jovial

Full of fun and good cheer; social

Macadam

A paving material made of layers of small stones that are packed together with asphalt or tar

Maverick

A person who refuses to go along with the policies or views of his or her group; someone who is independent-minded; a nonconformist

Mentor

A person depended upon for wise advice and guidance; a trusted counselor

Nemesis

Someone or something that is the source of just punishment

Odyssey

A long, adventrous, wandering journey. An intellectual or spiritual quest

Quixotic

Full of impractical ideas; idealistic

tantalize

To tease or torment by presenting something desirable while it is out of reach


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