Unit 1: Week 1 Spelling

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  1. heroic
    having qualities appropriate for brave figures
  2. heroism
    exceptional courage when facing danger
  3. comic
    of, relating to, or characteristic of humor
  4. atomic
    relating to the smallest component of an element
  5. kinetic
    relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
  6. dramatic
    characteristic of a stage performance
  7. artistic
    relating to the products of human creativity
  8. historic
    belonging to the past
  9. tourism
    the business of providing services to travelers for pleasure
  10. realism
    the attribute of accepting the facts of life
  11. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
  12. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  13. federalism
    government divided between central and regional powers
  14. secretive
    reluctant to divulge information
  15. defensive
    an attitude of excessive sensitivity to criticism
  16. deflective
    capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
  17. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
  18. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  19. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  20. representative
    serving to typify
Created on Tue Oct 13 11:45:23 EDT 2020

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