unit 16 Flashcards
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adolescent
n. An adolescent is a young person or a teenager. The adolescent was excited about getting a skateboard for his birthday.
aptitude
n. Aptitude is a natural ability or skill. He has a natural aptitude for water skiing.
compliment
v. To compliment is to say a nice thing about someone or something. Her co-worker complimented her for doing a good job.
hinder
v. To hinder is to stop someone or something from doing something. All the traffic hindered me from getting to work on time.
journalism
n. Journalism is the work of collecting the news to put in newspapers or on TV. Before becoming a teacher’ she worked in journalism.
jury
n. A jury is a group of people that listen to a trial and say if someone is guilty. The jury listened closely to the attorney before they made their decision.
justice
n. Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated. People turn to the court system when they are seeking justice.
liberty
n. Liberty is freedom to do what one wants. To many people’ the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom.
literary
adj. A literary person or thing is involved with literature in some way. He worked hard to create a successful literary career.
pharmacy
n. A pharmacy is a place where medicine is sold. My mother sells medicine to people at the pharmacy.
pill
n. A pill is a small object that has medicine inside. She took a pill for her headache.
presume
v. To presume is to believe something is true without being certain. Since the girl raised her hand’ the teacher presumed she knew the answer.
privacy
n. Privacy is the state of being happily away from other people. Please hang the sign on the door so we can have some privacy.
punishment
n. A punishment is something that one must endure for any wrongdoing. He was given a punishment for being rude to the teacher.
sensible
adj. A sensible person or thing is good and smart. It was sensible for her to save some money each month.
slice
n. A slice is a piece from something larger’ such as a cake. The girl enjoyed a slice of cake at her birthday party.
sorrow
n. Sorrow is a very sad feeling. The girl felt sorrow after her best friend moved away.
straw
n. A straw is a thin tube that is used to suck liquid into the mouth. I drank the orange juice through a straw.
swell
v. To swell is to become larger and rounder. My sister’s stomach began to swell after she got pregnant.
tidy
adj. A tidy place or person is clean and in order. Leon has always been a very tidy boy.
