Anthem Vocabulary List

1. Vocation (n) particular occupation or profession Synonyms: career, lifework, calling Ex. Singing, playing the guitar, and writing music are all hobbies that Steve picked up in his spare time while pursuing his true vocation as a music teacher.

2. Transgression (n) violation of a law, command, etc.; sin Synonyms: wrong, crime, error Ex. Coach Teague believed that the National Football League was introducing a code of harsher penalties to punish minor transgressions by players.

3. Atone (v) to make amends; apologize Synonyms: resolve, repair Ex. Making a genuine and honest apology is the first step anyone must make to atone for hurting someone’s feelings.

4. Vice (n) considered to be evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit Synonyms: immorality, iniquity, corruption, wrong Ex. John’s only vices are drinking too much coffee, eating too much fast food, and swearing too much when he gets angry.

5. Pyre (n) a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite; broadly : a pile of material to be burned Synonyms: bonfire, fuel Ex. The Vikings burned their dead on funeral pyres to help their spirits reach Valhalla, the afterlife.

6. Infamy (n) evil fame or reputation as a result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act Synonyms: abomination, wickedness, discredit Ex. Having quickly established his own infamy among the Graffiti Elite, Mark built a reputation for ruining property and poor behavior.

7. Solidarity (n) a union of interests, purposes, and sympathies of group arising from common responsibilities Synonyms: agreement, fellowship, union Ex. The American military shows solidarity with countries that are striving to become a democracy.

8. Ego (n) an feeling or consciousness of pride in your own identity Synonyms: self-pride, character Ex. It is always a good thing for individuals to bring their personalities to a team, but they must always remember to keep their egos in check and not let pride get the best of them.

9. Depraved (adj) morally corrupt Synonyms: vicious, villainous Ex. The Silence of the Lambs is rated R mainly for the depraved acts of murder and torture that both Buffalo Bill and Hannibal Lecter commit.

10. Martyr (n) one who is put to death or who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, a cause, or a principle Synonyms: Saint, scapegoat Ex. Joan of Arc became a martyr after being executed for standing up for her beliefs. Anthem Vocabulary List Sentence Completion

Vocation Transgression Atone Vice Martyr Pyre Infamy Solidarity Ego Depraved

1. Many people consider Martin Luther King Jr. a ______to the Civil Rights cause because he was killed struggling for the thing that was most important to him.

2. After Vince Young’s last-second touchdown, the ______of the Longhorn team went through the roof because they were now the National Champions.

3. After letting his dog ruin his girlfriend’s favorite pair of shoes, he bought a new pair for her to ______for his failure to control his pet.

4. After cursing at all of his teachers and tagging the wall in the AP’s office, the student’s level of ______reached a new height and no teacher wanted him in class.

5. Because my father’s ______is in the high tech industry, he must keep up with the latest in computer programming advances to keep his job.

6. The Vikings burned their dead on huge funeral ______(s) so that their spirits would be able to cross the Rainbow Bridge and enter Valhalla.

7. Lying to his girlfriend turned out to be an unforgivable ______because when she found out, she broke up with him.

8. University of Texas and Texas A&M students all donned orange and maroon ribbons to show ______for the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting and let the Hokies know they were not forgotten.

9. He claimed his only ______(s) were playing the violin when he was thinking and not talking for days at a time, but he forgot to mention his 12 cups of coffee a day and his wild mood swings.

10. I will not go watch movies like The Purge and You’re Next because the ______actions of the killers in those movies make me feel ill because of the blood and gore.