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Vocabulary Practice for September 11/12 Benchmark: Week Five

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ampleplentiful; enough
plethoraoverabundance; excess
dilemmaa choice (often unfavorable) between two or more options
personificationa giving of human qualities to an inanimate object
settingthe time and place of a story, movie, book, etc.
avatara graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet
personaa person's perceived or evident personality
ominousportending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening
unprecedentedwithout previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled
ethnographyhe study of cultural groups
collaborationthe act of working together
whittleto shape by carving, especially with wood
archetypethe original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype
utopiaa community with ideal or near-perfect conditions
counterclaima claim made to offset another claim
implementationthe act of putting into effect
symbolismthe practice of representing things through the use of important objects, etc.
adaptto adjust to one's surroundings
imageryfigurative description or illustration



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