Vocabulary 02/04/2013

Question 1

Bombardment

Answer 1

bom·bard·ment

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** a type of bombing
• *Dictionary:** the earliest kind of cannon, originally throwing stone balls
• *Antonym:** none
• *Synonym:** assault, attack

The bombardment on Pearl Harbor was catastrophic.

Question 2

Eerie

Answer 2

ee·rie

• *Part of Speech:** adjective
• *Own:** weird, awesome, strange
• *Dictionary:** strange in a frightening or mysterious way
• *Antonym:** funny; normal
• *Synonym:** frightening; werid

To some people, my room looks eerie.

Question 3

Fondness

Answer 3

fond·ness

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** liking or taste for
• *Dictionary:** tenderness or affection
• *Antonym:** loathing; disliked
• *Synonym:** devotion

I have an immense fondness for pancakes.

Question 4

Galvanized

Answer 4

gal·va·nized

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own:** force someone into sudden activity
• *Dictionary:** stimulated someone into sudden activity
• *Antonym:** dissuade
• *Synonym:** animate

My brother galvanized me into running with him last week.

Question 5

Hazardous

Answer 5

haz·ard·ous

• *Part of Speech:** adjective
• *Own:** dangerous; unsecure
• *Dictionary:** full of risk; perilous
• *Antonym:** safe; secure
• *Synonym:** dangerous; unsafe

Jumping out of a plane is very hazardous, especially with no parachute.

Question 6

Loyalists

Answer 6

loy·al·ists

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution
• *Dictionary:** a colonist who supported Great Britain during the American Revolution
• *Antonym:** traitor
• *Synonym:** Patriot

I am not a Loyalist nor am I a patriot; I am neutral.

Question 7

Massacre

Answer 7

mas·sa·cre

• *Part of Speech**: noun
• *Own:** the killing of many
• *Dictionary:** the killing of a large group of people
• *Antonym:** none
• *Synonym:** mass murder

What happened at Sandy Hook was a massacre.

Question 8

Midst

Answer 8

midst

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** at the core
• *Dictionary:** in the middle of or surrounded by
• *Antonym:** outside; exterior
• *Synonym:** center; interior

I couldn’t find the chocolate pudding because it was in the midst of the cereal.

Question 9

Nervous System

Answer 9

nerv·ous sys·tem

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** The system of cells, tissues, and organs that regulates the body’s responses to internal and external stimuli.
• *Dictionary**: the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
• *Antonym:** None
• *Synonym:** central nervous system

My nervous system was stimulated and I was very hyper.

Question 10

Organs

Answer 10

or·gans

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** tissues that work together to perform a specific function
• *Dictionary:** a body part that is made of smaller parts that work together to do a certain job
• *Antonym:** part
• *Synonym:** none

The heart is one of our many organs.

Question 11

Patriots

Answer 11

pa·tri·ots

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** a person who loves his or her country
• *Dictionary:** a colonist who supported the colonies’ fight for independence in the American Revolution
• *Antonym:** traitor
• *Synonym:** volunteer

I consider my brothers and myself to be a patriots of the United States.

Question 12

Systems

Answer 12

sys·tems

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** Organs that work together to perform a particular function
• *Dictionary:** a group of organs that work together to do one type of job
• *Antonym:** part
• *Synonym:** whole, organization

I got a stomach virus with the flu that caused my digestive and respiratory systems to become upset.