Vocabulary 05/20/2013 Flashcards
adjust
ad·just
- *Part of Speech:** verb
- *Own:** to move something; make something prepared
- *Dictionary:** to change (something) so that it fits or conforms
- *Antonym:** confuse; disarrange; disorder
- *Synonym:** order; settle; adapt
I adjusted the doll to look perfect.
approach
ap·proach
- *Part of Speech:** verb
- *Own:** to come to
- *Dictionary:** to come near or nearer to
- *Antonym:** leave; depart
- *Synonym:** near; access; come
I approached the tree to get the sap.
citizenship
cit·i·zen·ship
Part of Speech: noun
Own: a legal person in the country
Dictionary: the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen
Antonym:
Synonym:
I was born and have a citizenship of the United States.
civic
civ·ic
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** a person in a community
- *Dictionary:** of or pertaining to citizenship; civil
- *Antonym:**
- *Synonym:** local; public
It is your civic duty to be a ona jury.
civic responsibility
civ·ic re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
Part of Speech: noun
Own: the duities of a citizen
Dictionary: the responsibilities of a citizen
Antonym:
Synonym: civic duty
It is my civic responsibility to respect and uphold the law.
eliminate
e·lim·i·nate
- *Part of Speech:** verb
- *Own:** to remove; throw out
- *Dictionary:** to remove or get rid of
- *Antonym:** keep; include
- *Synonym:** dismiss; reject; termintate
When a person loses, they are eliminated from the competition.
generation
gen·er·a·tion
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** people born and alive about the same time
- *Dictionary:** the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time
- *Antonym:** destruction
- *Synonym:** genesis; creation
When my brother was my age, his generation didn’t have iPhones.
hesitate
hes·i·tate
- *Part of Speech:** verb
- *Own:** to be nervous about something; having reservations
- *Dictionary:** to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination
- *Antonym:** carry on; continue
- *Synonym:** defer; doubt; ponder
She hesitated to take the job.
rascal
ras·cal
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** a mischievous person
- *Dictionary:** a mischievous person or animal
- *Antonym:** angel
- *Synonym:** devil; scoundrel; liar
That child is a real rascal.
responsibility
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** someone who takes the blame
- *Dictionary:** looking after a person and having to take the blame if something goes wrong
- *Antonym:** freedom; immunity
- *Synonym:** duty; trust; pledge; fault, guilt
M brother does nto take responsibility when he does something wrong.
shrugged
shrugged
Part of Speech: verb
Own: to raise and lower shoulder
Dictionary: to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
Antonym:
Synonym:
When I do not something, I shrug.
sinister
sin·is·ter
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** bad, evil; wicked
- *Dictionary:** threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble
- *Antonym:** kind; nice
- *Synonym:** evil; harmful; malignant
Jafar is very sinister in the movie Aladdin.
twirled
twirl ed
- *Part of Speech:** verb
- *Own:** to move in a circlein place
- *Dictionary:** to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl
- *Antonym:** straight; untwist
- *Synonym:** turn; twist; pivot
There is a lot of twirling in Ballet.