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Fall 2011, Week 17: Obama--The Road to the Presidency
Click on LIST OF TERMS below to study this week's vocabulary words.
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humble, 
| 1) not special, fancy, or rich; 2) NOT arrogant, not thinking you are better than others |
| uneasy,
| worried, anxious; not comfortable or relaxed |
| excel,
| to do better than others in/at school, sports, music, etc. |
| wonder,
| to think about something with curiosity |
| brief,
| short |
| fondly,
| in a loving and affectionate way |
| work ethic,
| the belief that hard work is important and beneficial |
| devastated,
| feeling extreme emotional pain |
| impoverished,
| VERY poor |
| head,
| to be in charge of (a company, department, organization, etc.) |
| staff,
| employees; the people who together make up all the workers in a company, school, etc. |
| affluent,
| rich; wealthy; having a lot of money |
| candidate,
| a person who tries to win a political office |
| captivated,
| made people very interested--hrough your speech or your writing |
| campaign,
| a series of activities designed to influence people to vote for a candidate |
| articulate,
| eloquent; able to express yourself well in spoken or written language |
| charisma,
| charm or appeal that causes others to like you |
| term,
| the period of time in which a politician serves in office |
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ESL Instructor, San Diego Continuing Education |
Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) |
| San Diego, CA |
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