Unit 1 Core Vocabulary

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exposition

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n. public display

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commemorate

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v. to honor an important event

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entrepreneur

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n. an independent business owner

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poised

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adj. relaxed and confident

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quarreling

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v. arguing

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vestibule

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n. a passageway that allows passengers to enter and exit the train

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jaunty

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adj. cheery; joyful

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disembark

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v. to exit a train, ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

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export

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v. to send goods to another place for sale

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personification

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n. a literary device in which a nonhuman object or creature has human characteristics