PPT-ERWC: Vocabulary List Seven

Ambiguous Adjective Ambiguity Noun State of being unclear UnclearOpen to interpretation He made an ambiguous comment about firing someone but he didnt specify who so we were all worried. for the Teenage Soul. Stories of . Life, Love, and Learning. Created and Compiled by Sally C. Shoemaker. Vocabulary Lists. Vocabulary List #1. raggedy . (. Literature . p. 300). vulnerable - 147. spontaneous - 150. Childhood memories: What do you remember about first and second grade? Did you like school? Did you ever get into trouble? What adults did you dislike? Fear? What did you think of your parents? . Chapter 1 Quiz. vocabulary. Averil Coxhead. Victoria University of Wellington. Aotearoa. /New Zealand. Today’s talk: Specialised vocabulary. Identifying. What is this vocabulary?. Why is it important?. Listing. When we use lists made by others, what do teachers need to think about?. Vocabulary List 3. Push . something forward. The speed he builds up down the hill will . propel. the skier into the air.. Their terrible situation . propelled. them to move to another country.. Vocabulary List 3. Vocabulary List #2. 1. . Atlas. . (n): . a . book of maps. 2. . Epicure. . (n): . a . person with refined taste, . especially . in food and drink. 3. . Galvanize. . (v): to stimulate into action; to spur. Vocabulary List #2. 1. . Afflicted. . (v): suffering . or sickened . 2. . Dejection. (n): lowness . of spirits; depression. 3. . Discreet. (adj): careful . about what one says or does. 4. . Explicit. When you come across the following vocabulary words, create an “ENTRY” in your spiral. . How to Create and Entry. :. List the word.. Write the part of speech. . Describe the context. (What’s happening when the word is used? How is it used?). (Ch 13). Open . range. Long drive. Maverick. Homestead. Dry farming. Sodbuster. Nomad. Annuity . Assimilate. Allotment. (Ch 14). Laissez-faire. Entrepreneur. Corporation. Pool. Monopoly. Trust. Deflation. Entreat. Verb. To beg or ask seriously. I . entreated. my parents to buy me a car, but they refused because I did not study my vocabulary.. Mortify. Verb (adjective: mortified). To humiliate (. adj. Blather. Verb. Blathers, blathered, blathering. To talk on and on about nothing important. I could take no more of his . blathering. , so I got up and left.. Harrowing. Adjective. Deeply disturbing or frightening. Ameliorate. Verb. Ameliorates, ameliorated, ameliorating. Means “to make better”. The manager offered him a free meal in hopes that it would . ameliorate. his mood after the waiter flipped him off.. 1. aspire . (v) . 2. bilateral . (. adj. ) . 3. candor . (n) . 4. defraud . (v) . 5. deity . (n) . 6. elude . (v) . 7. fixture . (n) . 8. handwriting . (n) . 9. havoc . (n) . 10. imbibe . (v) . 11. juncture . Objective. Adjective (Adverb: Objectively) (SP: . Objetivo. ). “Based solely on fact, not opinion”. If you look at the situation . objectively. , there is no evidence linking my client to the crime.. VOCABULARY LIST 1. Adonis. —handsome young man (from Adonis, a youth loved by Aphrodite, goddess of love) . amazon. —tall, strong, athletic woman (from . the women . warriors) . ambrosial. —extremely delicious; excellent (from .