Vocabulary 05/13/2013

Question 1

lurking

Answer 1

lurk·ing

Part of Speech: adjective
Own: sneaking around; stealing
Dictionary: to go firtively; slink; steal; hiding out
Antonym:
Synonym: sneaking; hiding

The quirrel was lurking in the tree while I searched for it.

Question 2

petite

Answer 2

pe·tite

• *Part of Speech:** adjective
• *Own:** very small person, mostly woman
• *Dictionary:** short and having a small trim figure; diminutive
• *Antonym:** extra-large; huge; tall
• *Synonym:** dainty; tiny

I am not short, I am petite.

Question 3

parishioners

Answer 3

pa·rish·ion·ers

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** a person that goes to church in their community
• *Dictionary:** a person who attends a church in a community
• *Antonym:**
• *Synonym:** churchgoers

My family are not parishioners because we go to church sometimes

Question 4

mortified

Answer 4

mor·ti·fied

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own:** to embarass
• *Dictionary:** to humiliate or shame one’s pride
• *Antonym:** compliment; flatter; praise
• *Synonym:** disgrace; ridicule

I was mortified when my pants fell down in the parking lot.

Question 5

contorting

Answer 5

con·tort·ing

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own**:disfiguring or distorting
• *Dictionary:** to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort
• *Antonym:** beautify; smooth
• *Synonym:** bend; torture

A human pretzel can contort her/his body into weird shapes.

Question 6

envision

Answer 6

en·vi·sion

• *Part of Speech:** verb
• *Own:** to conceive something; to see in your mind
• *Dictionary:** to picture mentally, especially some future event or events
• *Antonym:**
• *Synonym:** anticipate; view; visualize

I envisioned a purple cat in my mind, for the story.

Question 7

monotony

Answer 7

mo·not·o·ny

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** boredom; same old thing
• *Dictionary:** lack of variety
• *Antonym:** change; liveliness
• *Synonym:** dullness; monotone

Disney Channel seems very montone lately.

Question 8

communist

Answer 8

com·mu·nist

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** a member of the Communist party or lefty
• *Dictionary:** a person who is regarded as supporting politically leftist or subversive causes
• *Antonym:** capitalist; fascist
• *Synonym:** socialist; Marxist

Fidel is the Communist of Cuba.

Question 9

ushered

Answer 9

ush·er·ed

• *Part of Speech:** adjective
• *Own:** escorted
• *Dictionary:** to act as an usher to; lead or introduce
• *Antonym:** deserted
• *Synonym:** announced; directed; guided

I was ushered into the ball.

Question 10

medley

Answer 10

med·ley

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** a mix of several things
• *Dictionary:** a mixture of various types or elements
• *Antonym:** loneness; singularity
• *Synonym:** assortment; variety; patchwork

A medley of Root Beer, Sierra Mist, and Pepsi is not a good idea.

Question 11

Federalism

Answer 11

fed·er·al·ism

Part of Speech: noun
Own: the federal principle of government
Dictionary: a system of government in which power is shared between a national government and states
Antonym:
Synonym:

Federalism is the base of the United States.

Question 12

amendment

Answer 12

a·mend·ment

• *Part of Speech:** noun
• *Own:** a change in the Constitution
• *Dictionary:** a change or addition to the Constitution
• *Antonym:** worsening
• *Synonym:** correction; reform

The Amendments in our Constitution are our legal rights.