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Hailey's vocabulary from Lessons11, 12, 13, & 14

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  • frustrated
    very angry, discouraged, or upset because of being unable to do or complete something
  • to diagnose
    to recognize (a disease, illness, etc.) by examining someone
  • government
    the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.
  • archaeology
    a science that deals with past human life and activities by studying the bones, tools, etc., of ancient people
  • to mind
    to be bothered by (something)
  • confined
    of a space or area : very small
  • either
    one or the other of two
  • tryout
    a test of someone's ability to do something that is used to see if he or she should join a team, perform in a play, etc
  • restricted
    having a set limit
  • to treat
    to give medical care to (a person or animal)
  • optimistic
    having or showing hope for the future : expecting good things to happen
  • a practice (noun)
    a doctor's work
  • to sustain
    to deal with or experience (something bad or unpleasant)
  • student government
    a group of students in a school who are elected to help plan and organize activities and events for other students
  • to retain
    to continue to have or use (something), to keep
  • to vote
    to make an official choice for or against someone or something
  • to describe
    to tell someone the appearance, sound, smell, events, etc., of (something or someone)
  • election
    the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting
  • to opt
    to choose one thing instead of another
  • run for office
    to campaign to be elected to a position or job
  • experience
    the process of doing and seeing things and of having things happen to you
  • to establish
    to begin or create (something that is meant to last for a long time)
  • current
    happening or existing now : belonging to or existing in the present time
  • assignment
    a job or duty that is given to someone : a task someone is required to do
  • to obligate
    to make (a person or organization) do something because the law requires it or because it is the right thing to do
  • to endeavor
    to seriously or continually try to do (something)
  • audition
    a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as an actor or a musician) who is being considered for a role in a play, a position in an orchestra,
  • to retire
    to stop a job or career because you have reached the age when you are not allowed to work anymore or do not need or want to work anymore
  • to encourage
    to make (someone) more determined, hopeful, or confident
  • to purchase
    to buy (property, goods, etc.)
  • model citizen
    someone who obeys the law, is good to their community(s) and sets a good example for other citizens
  • detained
    to officially prevent (someone) from leaving a place : to hold or keep (someone) in a prison or some other place
  • to elect
    to select (someone) for a position, job, etc., by voting
  • to withstand
    to not be harmed or affected by (something)
  • astronomy
    the scientific study of stars, planets, and other objects in outer space
  • to suffer
    to become worse because of being badly affected by something
  • shortage
    a state in which there is not enough of something that is needed
  • anxious
    afraid or nervous especially about what may happen
  • to endure
    to experience (pain or suffering) for a long time
  • neither
    not the one and not the other of two people or things
  • athletically inclined
    physically fit or strong; muscular or active. Liking sports.
  • to endorse
    to publicly or officially say that you support or approve of (someone or something)
  • population
    the number of people who live in a place
  • rehearsal
    an event at which a person or group practices an activity (such as singing, dancing, or acting) in order to prepare for a public performance