Basic Vocabulary 1.1 Flashcards
As a student you may need to make adjustments in how you study inorder to become English Proficient.
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Adjustment
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Bundle and Bundled
Nound and Verb
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Civilization
Did you notice the Informal usage of Civilization?
As in, ‘The backpacker returned to civilization after a long trip in the wilderness.’
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Classic as an adjective
**How well do you know the meaning and use of Classic as an adjective?
Note: Next we see what it means as a noun.
Classic as a noun
**Compare Forms: Did you notice how classic can be an adjective, as in a classic sign of a cold versus when it works as a noun, as in, those recordings are now classics?
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Destiny
Query: Can you imagine your destiny? Could you go to college?What might you do someday?
What is a Query? Query is a question to consider, to ponder, and not necessarily to answer. It is Just think about the possibilities posed by the question.
**How well do you know this word Desinty . **
Distinctive
Query: Do you have a distinctive way of dressing? Think about what you wear when you want to look good or stand out?
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Synonyms often help use understand a word.
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Interesting how one noun can have four differnent meanings. Lets look at some of the synonyms.
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Remember: A rating of 1 indicates that you feel you need to study and review this card more before you know it. While a five means you’ve got it. Through this process of rating the cards, the computer learns how you need to study and adjusts what it shows you.
Do you know the word insult? Rate it.
Query: Have you ever found yourself suppressing a laugh or a giggle?
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Enrich / Enriched / Enriching
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As you see from the synonyms, it is not all about financial riches.
Charter Word Group
Charter / Chartered / Charterings / Charters
It can be a noun or transitive verb.
Charter: Five differnet meanings and usages.
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**Uproar **
Uproar
The seldom used word ‘Din’
– The kids are making a racket.
And just plain noise.
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Charter / Chartered
As you read the definitions notice how different the verb form ‘Chartered’ is from the the noun form, ‘Charter’.
Key Sentecne Usages: ‘Charter a bus’ or ‘Write a charter’.
**How well do you know this word goup Charter? **
What use is this prompt section at the top for?
You will have noticed by now that verbs can function in an Intransitive or Transitive way. What does that mean? Lets begin with what a Transitive verb is.
Next, read the Transitive Verbs explanation at the screen below.
Key Sentence Usages: 1) For transitive verbs remember, ‘I bought a book’. 2) For Intransitive ones remember, ‘The bell rang.’.
Rate your understand of these two verb forms.
Orchard
Our orchard has peach, pear and apricot trees.
How well to you understand the word* ‘orchard’. *
Reproach
*‘Beyond reproach’ *– This idiom helps us remember the defintion.
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Glitch
With so much technology in use today, not surprisingly, we now have a new idiom: ‘a glitch in the program.’
How well to you understant the word ‘Glitch’.
Festival
Mr.Gerry’s favorite festival in Silver City, NM, is ‘The Latino Festival,’ which features chili-hot spicing, mouthwatering food, and lively salsa music.
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Scholar and Scholarship
The Suffix ‘Ship’ is used to form nouns to indicate a state of being or skill. For example, ownership, spaceship, citizenship, leadership, friendship, fellowship, etc.. Thus, we have the word you are quite familiar with, ‘Scholarship,’ which is a financial aid grant awarded to a worthy student.
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Modifer / Modifers
Modifiers in grammar: Adjectives modify a noun. – Cathy is the company’s first female CEO while adverbs are modifiers of verbs. – Please speak slowly.
Query: Do you know what CEO stands for? If not maybe you should modify you behavior and look more things up on your own. ;)
**How well do you know this word family? **
Transitive and Intransivie Verbs
Some verbs are intransitive, and others are transitive. What does this mean. First consider transitive verbs.
Remember Key Phrases: I bought a book and The bell rang. These examples may help when considering the difference between the two forms.
Do you understand the transitive and intransitive?
Below, read the definition of intransitive below.
