Vocabulary lesson 1-2

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1. Percussion- the sharp striking of one thing against another- small children use kitchen pots and pans as percussion instruments
In a band theres many percussion instruments

2. Perennial- lasting for an indefinitely long time- a perennial remark of parents " things were diffrent when i was your age"
A perennial statment that almost all teachers say at somenpoint " hold your horses"

3. Permeate- to penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout.- pollution from automobiles and smokestacks permeates the air in many cities, causing health problems for people and contributing to the deterioration of enviorment.
When you fight with someone the anger permeates for a long time

4. Persevere- to hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles.- elizabeth blackwell, the first woman doctor n the united states, presevered despite ridcule and
exclusion from the medical profession.
Presidents peesevere for handicap people special vans

FERo, FERRE, TULI, LATUM

5. Defer- to postpone; delay - schools and colleges sometimes defer admission, accepting students later the year.
I never like to defer my doctors apointments

6. Dilatory- tending ti delay or postpone- in one aesop's fables the dilatory hare loses the race to the perserving tortoise.
My mom is a very dilatory person.

7. Elation- excited feelings to pride, triumph or happiness- many americans felt elation when two apollo astronauts took their first steps on the moon on 1969

8. Infer- to use available evidence to form a conclusion. - the jury inferred from the testimony that defendant becuase they werer celebrities.
In my english assistemnt they made me infer frm the book