The definitions and parts of speech below indicate how the words in this unit are used. The words below are listed alphabetically by Lesson Unit.
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Vocabulary Word	Part of Speech	Definition
Introduction Page, Unit 4
alleviate	verb	makes less severe; reduce the pain
fame	noun	being known or talked about by many people
profile	noun	a brief description of someone in a piece of writing
troubled	adjective	experiencing difficulty or problems
Unit 4 Reading Passage
beaten (beat)	verb (past participle)	hit repeatedly
dire	adjective	terrible, dreadful
egregious	adjective	very bad, terrible
in conjunction with (something)	idiom	together with (something)
initiative	noun	a new project
notable	adjective	remarkable, important; deserving to be noticed
shocking	adjective	surprising, startling or offensive
tragedy	noun	a very sad event
witnessed (witness)	adjective	seen or experienced