Vocabulary Boot Camp
Week 9
Introducing Our Week 9 Words!
mitigate
adversity
diversity
tenacious
consensus
delegate
collaborative
decisive
confrontation
address
mitigate
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
diminish, reduce, calm
Sample Sentence:
Following the unfair call at the plate, the
baseball coach rushed onto the field to mitigate
the tension between the umpire and the ousted
player.
adversity
Part of Speech:
noun
Parallel Terms:
hardship, trouble, difficulty
Sample Sentence:
diversity
 Part of Speech:
 noun
 Parallel Terms:
 variety, difference
 Sample Sentence:
 Martin Luther King Jr.
implored the American
people to embrace the
diversity that surrounded
them.
tenacious
Part of Speech:
adjective
Parallel Terms:
determined, persistent
Sample Sentence:
consensus
Part of Speech:
noun
Parallel Terms:
agreement
Sample Sentence:
delegate
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
entrust, assign responsibility
Sample Sentence:
collaborative
Part of Speech:
adjective
Parallel Terms:
cooperative, shared
Sample Sentence:
The lacrosse players’ collaborative efforts on
the field ensured their position in the state
finals.
decisive
Part of Speech:
adjective
Parallel Terms:
strong-minded, final, certain
Sample Sentence:
confrontation
Part of Speech:
noun
Parallel Terms:
conflict, dispute
Sample Sentence:
To avoid a confrontation with the school bully,
Timmy took the long route home.
address
Part of Speech:
verb
Parallel Terms:
 lecture, give a speech, approach
Sample Sentence:
The student council nominees quietly awaited
their turn to address the students with their
plans for the upcoming year.
Complete the Sentences Below:
The ____________ moment of the game
had arrived as the bases were loaded and
there was only one batter left to hit.
When working on a collaborative project, it
is important to _____________ the tasks
so that everyone shares in the work.
Complete the Sentences Below:
 After hearing each child’s
suggestion for a family
vacation, the family reached
a ______________ that
Disneyland would be the
best choice.
 The ____________ student
council nominee would stop
at nothing to secure the
votes of his classmates.
Complete the Sentence:
 Before achieving success, many
athletes, celebrities, and world
leaders faced much
_____________.