Vocabulary 05/20/2013

Question 1

adjust

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

approach

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

citizenship

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

civic

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

civic responsibility

Answer 5

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.

Question 6

eliminate

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

generation

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

hesitate

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

rascal

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

responsibility

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

shrugged

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

sinister

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

twirled

Answer 13

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.