Transcript Vocabularyx
Week 1 • Noun: person, place, thing, or idea “Joe-Bob” “Rowland” “Table” “communism” • Pronoun: takes the place of a noun or another pronoun “He” “she” “it” “we” “They” • Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun “smooth” “broken” “callow” • Verb: action or state of being “is” “ran” “speak” • Adverb: describes verbs, adjectives, other adverbs. “-ly” “quickly” “easily” “poorly” • Preposition: links object of sentence to another to show relationship, “in” “of” “about” • Conjunction: connects words, clauses, and sentences. “and” “but” “or” “so” • Interjection: exclamation. “Oh!” “No way!” • Adjective • Unsuccessful. Ended before it is finished • This cartoon coyote’s abortive attempts at using siege weapons were a staple of my childhood. • Verb • To shut out of a group • Karen felt ostracized from the book club because while everyone else thought it was awful, she had really enjoyed The Catcher in the Rye. • Adjective • Skillful; clever • We always enjoyed listening to this speaker because of his adroit use of puns and wordplay. • Adjective • Secretive • His face was scrunched up in concentration. His movements were furtive. This toddler was up to something. • Verb • To scold gently; to warn • Fortunately, his wrongdoing was small enough that I thought admonishing him was enough. • Adjective • Wild & drunken • That night’s party got so out of hand that survivors would only describe it later as bacchanalian. • Verb • To cast overboard • It ruined the cruise when I jettisoned my brother on the second day. • Noun • Follower; supporter • I knew that Geoffrey was an adherent of some pretty strange philosophies, but I didn’t know how serious the problem was until his wife came to me for help. • Noun • Something used as a strong defense; a fort; a shield • With the enemy hours away, we did everything we could to ensure our bastion could survive an attack. • Verb • To speak to someone aggressively • I’ve told him repeatedly that accosting women in the street was going to get him in trouble; he didn’t believe me until last night, when he tried to interrupt someone’s kung-fu practice in the park. • Due the first day of the next week – Monday, August 31 • For each word, find: • 2 synonyms • 2 antonyms • And create • 1 sentence. Sentences must be original. You will not get credit for copied sentences. • Sleep • Synonyms: Rest, Nap • Antonyms: Wake, action • I was very tired, so I decided to sleep.