151126 Vocabs Flashcards
govern
v. to rule
governor
n. a person who governs (rules) a state or city
government
n. a group or system that rules a country.
assist
v. to help
assistance
n. the act of helping. the act of assisting.
assistant
n. a person who helps.
claim
v. to assert that something is one’s own, or that something is true.
ex: HY claimed that the book was hers.
reclaim
- to claim something back. ex: SY reclaimed her bed as soon as HY went to the toilet.
- to recover or reuse land or materials. similar to “recycle”
reclaimable
adj. describes something that is able to be fixed and reused.
prove
v. to show something to be true
approve
v. to officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.
ex: Mummy approved of me telling the truth.
disapprove.
v. to not agree or be unsatisfied with.
ex: Daddy disapproves of me biting my toenails.
prison
n. jail
imprisoned
adj. kept in prison. captive.
ex: The imprisoned man cried - he really missed home.
imprisonment
n. the state of being imprisoned.
balance
n. an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
imbalance
n. the state of being uneven.
unbalance
v. to make something uneven.
ex: HY was able to balance the big book on the top of her head. However, Daddy unbalanced it by putting a rubber on the side, creating imbalance. The book fell with a big thump. HY wasn’t happy.
obey
v. to follow or carry out the command, instruction, or wishes of (someone).
disobey
v. to go against orders.
ex: We should never disobey our parents.
disobedient
adj. refusing or neglecting to obey.
ex: The disobedient boy got a spanking from his mummy.
public
adj. of, for, or pertaining to all members of a community; not private.
publication
n. the preparation and issuing of a book for public.
publicity
n. attention given to someone (usually famous) by the public.
hydraulic
adj. relating to a device that uses liquid (water) to work
hydrant
n. a (red) water pipe that discharges water, especially for firefighters that need to put out fires.
hydrate
n. a material, usually a crystal, in which water molecules are used to make.
dictate
v. say or read aloud
contradict
v. deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.