Vocabulary: Code Orange

Vocabulary Set Three

Defect (rhymes with inspect)

verb
To desert ones country in order to adopt another

EX. In the 1980s, many Russians tried to defect from their communist homeland to
become Americans.

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Harvey Oswald, who was
accused of assassinating
President John F. Kennedy.
(You dont need to write this
on your card.)
Requisite (rhymes with neck quiz
sit)

adjective
Describes something that is required.
OTHER FORMS: requisite (noun)
EX. I had to go home because I did not have all the requisite documents to apply for a
passport.
commuter

noun
Someone who works far from where they live.
EX. My friend lives in Sarasota but works in St. Pete and hates to drive so far, so he
wishes there were alternate forms of transportation for commuters.
Confer (rhymes with one blur)

verb
To give to someone or something; to grant or bestow
Ex. The queen conferred the title of knight to her honored guest.
Serenade (rhymes with lemonade)

verb
To sing or play a love song to in order to win affection
OTHER FORMS: serenade (noun)
Ex. He stood beneath her window and serenaded her with the song Love Me Tender.
expound

Verb
To explain further in great detail

EX. I love it when Ms. Rosenbaum expounds on some weird detail in our reading.
epidemic

noun
Widespread infectious disease in a specific time and place
EX. Lawmakers were concerned about a Zika virus epidemic in South Florida.
Pharmaceutical (rhymes with harm
a food a bull)

noun
A medicinal drug
Other Forms: pharmaceutical (adj.)
EX. I saw a commercial for a new pharmaceutical that treats depression.