Transcript The Astronaut and the Onion Vocabulary

Unit 1 – Lesson 4
Vocabulary
Astronauts in Training
The Astronaut and the Onion
endless
 Something that has no limit or end.
 Example: Weather is an endless event because it never
comes to an end.
 Antonyms: completing, ending, finishing, stopping,
terminable
realistic
 Seeing things as they are.
 Example: Paul wants to become a rock star, but his
mother thinks that finishing school is a more realistic
goal.
 Antonym: impractical, irrational, unrealistic
 Question: How are you realistic and not realistic?
display
 An arrangement of items put together in a visually
pleasing way.
 Example: Miranda arranges displays in store windows
everyday.
 Antonym: jumble
 Question: Who might create a display of products?
sensible
 Having good judgment.
 Example: Wearing a helmet while biking is sensible.
 Antonyms: foolish, senseless, unreasonable, unwise
protest
 When you object to something unfair.
 Example: When the girls got to leave early, the boys
protested.
 Antonym: accept, approve, praise
 Question: What are some things that you have
protested?
paralyzed
 Someone who is immobile.
 Example: Erik was so nervous about his speech, he felt
paralyzed.
 Antonym: confident
 Question: What situations might make someone feel
paralyzed?