The House on Mango Street Part 2 Intern My niece has to be an intern at the local hospital before she gets to be a fullfledged doctor Intern Definition nan advanced student or graduate in medicine a student or trainee who works sometimes without pay at a trade or occupation ID: 760768
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Vocabulary Words
World Literature
The House on Mango Street
Part 2
Slide2Intern
My niece has to be an intern at the local hospital before she gets to be a full-fledged doctor.
Slide3Intern
Definition: n.—an advanced student or graduate in medicine; a student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, at a trade or occupation in order to gain work experience.
Synonyms: apprentice, trainee
Slide4Scarcely
The light in the restaurant was so dim, I could scarcely read the menu.
Slide5Scarcely
Definition: adv.—barely; hardly; not quite
Synonyms: rarely, slightly,
Antonyms: frequently, sufficiently
Slide6Threshold
Sally stood in the threshold, waiting for her brother to come home from school.
Slide7Threshold
Definition: n.—the entrance to a house or building; any place or point of entering or beginning
Synonyms: doorway, entrance, brink, verge
Antonyms: conclusion, completion, end
Slide8Fringe
Our class tried not to laugh when our teacher came into class wearing a Spanish hat, complete with fringe around the edge.
Slide9Fringe
Definition: n.—an ornamental border of short lengths of hanging thread; an outer edge; periphery
Synonyms: edge, hem, tassel, perimeter
Antonyms: middle, center
Slide10Flick
The horse gave a flick of his tail to knock off the flies that were bothering him.
Slide11Flick
Definition: v.—throw or toss with a quick motion; a light and rapid movement
Synonyms: flip, snap
Slide12Pillar
The children built a tall pillar using their favorite building blocks.
Slide13Pillar
Definition: n.—an upright shaft or structure, relatively slender in proportion to its height; any formation resembling such a construction
Synonyms: column, tower
Slide14Ferocious
The coach was impressed by the ferocious way Jason pursued the ball.
Slide15Ferocious
Definition: adj.—extreme or intense
Synonyms: fierce, ravenous, voracious
Antonyms: calm, tame
Slide16Trudge
Even though they are drained of energy, the final marathon walkers managed to trudge over the finish line.
Slide17Trudge
Definition: v.—to walk, especially laboriously or wearily
Synonyms: lumber, plod, slog
Antonyms: glide, coast
Slide18Bazaar
My sister’s school is having a bazaar to raise money for the local animal shelter.
Slide19Bazaar
Definition: n.—a marketplace or shopping quarter; a sale of items to benefit a charity
Synonyms: market, mart
Slide20Crumple
The right hook to the midsection made his opponent crumple.
Slide21Crumple
Definition: v.—to cause to collapse or give way suddenly
Synonyms:, collapse, give way
Antonyms: rise