Transcript Vocabulary List #23 - Bakersfield High School

Vocabulary List #23
carn
(Latin root)
flesh
1. carnage
Example: People from around the world are
making appeals to stop the carnage
surrounding the drug cartels in Mexico.
Part of speech:
Noun
Definition:
Great destruction of life (as in battle); slaughter
2. carnal
Example: The news stories about students going
on spring break focused as usual on the carnal
pleasures associated with the annual ritual.
Part of speech:
adjective
Definition:
having to do with bodily pleasures
3. carnival
Example: Whether in Argentina, Brazil, or Trinidad,
carnival is one of the most exciting events of the
year, involving parades, parties, and dressing up
in costume.
Part of speech
noun
Definition
A season of merry making just before Lent
3. carnival (con’t)
Example: At the county fair, the carnival
provides most of the entertainment for young
people, with its rides, music, and games.
Part of speech:
noun
Definition:
A traveling group that presents a variety of
amusements
4. incarnation
Example: In the time during and following World
War II, Adolph Hitler was depicted as the
incarnation of evil.
Part of speech:
Noun
Definition
1) A particular physical form or version of
something
2) A person showing a trait to a marked degree