<p> Anthem Vocabulary List </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 </p><p>Vocation Transgression Atone Vice Martyr Pyre Infamy Solidarity Ego Depraved</p><p>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. </p><p>2. After Vince Young’s last-second touchdown, the ______of the Longhorn team went through the roof because they were now the National Champions.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>7. Lying to his girlfriend turned out to be an unforgivable ______because when she found out, she broke up with him.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>