Vocabulary 03/11/2013

Question 1

Conspiracy

Answer 1

con·spir·a·cy

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** secret understanding, often with intent to defraud
• *Dictionary:** planning with others to do something illegal; a plot
• *Antonym:**
• *Synonym:** treachery; complot; frame; scheme

Lots “O’ Huggin’ Bear and the other toys were in a conspiracy together against Andy’s toys.

Question 2

Huddled

Answer 2

hud·dled

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own: **to gather or crowd together in a close mass; meet
• *Dictionary:** crowd together with other people; often for warmth
• *Antonym:** cancel; dispersed
• *Synonym:** bunch; cluster; gather

I huddled with my mom, during the hurricane.

Question 3

Growl

Answer 3

Growl

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own:** to murmur or complain angrily; grumble.
• *Dictionary:** a deep angry sound in the throat
• *Antonym:**
• *Synonym:** bark; bellow; roar

My brother growls when he is mad.

Question 4

Suppress

Answer 4

sup·press

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own:** to put an end to the activities
• *Dictionary:** put an end to something forcibly or by authority
• *Antonym:** encourage; releaase
• *Synonym:** restrain; withhold; crush

My mom suppressed the pillow fight by saying I had to go to sleep.

Question 5

Hobbled

Answer 5

hob·bled

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own:** to walk lamely; limp
• *Dictionary:** limp or walk with diificulty
• *Antonym:** go; move; run
• *Synonym:** shuffle; stumble

When I am half asleep, I hobble.

Question 6

Rapturous

Answer 6

rap·tur·ous

Part of Speech: adjective
**Own: **experiencing or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight
Dictionary: full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight
Antonym:
Synonym: ecstatic; enchanted; happy

When my mom told me we were going to Disney, I was rapturous.

Question 7

Tireless

Answer 7

tire·less

• *Part of Speech:** adjective
• *Own:** unable to be tired
• *Dictionary:** having a lot of energy; not tiring easily
• *Antonym:** unenthusiastic; weary
• *Synonym:** energetic; perky; eager

I worked tirelessly on my Science project.

Question 8

Decomposer

Answer 8

de·com·pos·er

Part of Speech: noun
Own: consumers that break down the tissues of dead organisms
**Dictionary: **an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances.
Antonym:
Synonym:

Worms are the most common decomposers.

Question 9

Producer

Answer 9

pro·duc·er

Part of Speech: noun
Own: organisms that make their own food
Dictionary: a person who creates economic value, or produces goods and services
Antonym:
Synonym: assembler; fabricator; inventor

Plants are producers since they make their own food.

Question 10

Consumer

Answer 10

con·sum·er

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own: **person who buys merchandise, services
• *Dictionary:** a person who buys or uses goods or services
• *Antonym:** marketer; merchandiser
• *Synonym:** buyer; purchaserI wish I was producer so I would never be hungry, but I am stuck being a consumer.

Question 11

Food Chain

Answer 11

Food Chain

Part of Speech: noun
Own: the ways in which the organisms in an ecosystem interact with one another according to what they eat
Dictionary: a sequence of organisms in an ecosystem in which each species is the food of the next member of the chain
Antonym:
Synonym: food cycle; food web

Lions are at the top of the food chain.

Question 12

Herbivore

Answer 12

her·bi·vore

Part of Speech: noun
Own: an animal that eats plants
Dictionary: plant-eater
Antonym:
Synonym: fruitarian; vegan

I am not a herbivore since I had steak for dinner last night.

Question 13

Carnivore

Answer 13

car·ni·vore

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** an animal that eats other animals
• *Dictionary:** An animal that feeds chiefly on the flesh of other animals.
• *Antonym:** herbivore
• *Synonym:** hunter; killer; meat-eater; predator

Many humans are not carnivores, but many definitely love their meat.

Question 14

Omnivore

Answer 14

om·ni·vore

Part of Speech: noun
Own: an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Dictionary: an animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals.
Antonym:
Synonym: predator; hunter

Most humans are omnivores.

Question 15

Scavenger

Answer 15

scav·en·ger

Part of Speech: noun
Own: an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
Dictionary: an animal that eats the remains of animals that have died
Antonym:
Synonym: hunter; scrounger

Scavengers are not decomposers.