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Vocabulary Week: Hero's Journey of August 29-Sept.2, 2011

Explore words like alacrity, burgeon, deleterious, and more. Uncover meanings with the root "andro/anthrop" - Anthropology, philanthropy, Android, and others await.

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Vocabulary Week: Hero's Journey of August 29-Sept.2, 2011

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  1. Hero’s Journey Vocabulary Week of August 29-Sept 2, 2011

  2. Alacrity (N) eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness Burgeon (V) grow; flourish; put forth new shoots Deleterious (Adj) harmful Euphemism (N) a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant Hypocritical ( Adj) insincere

  3. Lethargic (Adj) tired; without energy Ogle (V) stare at; observe in an obvious manner Postulate (V) hypothesize; propose; assume Robust (Adj) strong; healthy; tough Tractable (Adj) obedient; dutiful; polite

  4. Root/Affixes: Andro/Anthrop meaning man or human Anthropology (N) The study of humankind Philanthropy (N) desire to benefit humanity Androgynous (Adj) blending masculine and feminine Anthrax (N) disease infecting cattle, sheep, and humans Android (N) human-looking robot

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