Vocabulary 12/03/2012 Flashcards
Acronym
ac·ro·nym
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** a word formed from the initial letters of other words
- *Dictionary:** a word or name that is formed from the initials letters of other words and pronounced as a word in its own right
- *Antonym:**
- *Synonym:** acrostic
The acronym FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Asteroid
as·ter·oid
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** celestial body orbiting a star between Mars and Jupiter
- *Dictionary:** a chunk of rock or iron less than 1,000km (621 miles) in diameter that orbits the sun
- *Antonym:**
- *Synonym:** planetoid; starlike
In Science, I found out that in Mars and Jupiter, a lot of asteroids are orbiting the sun.
Comet
com·et
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** a celestial body moving about the sun
- *Dictionary:** a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust orbiting the sun
- *Antonym:**
- *Synonym:** meteor; fireball
I have never actually seen a comet, because I always miss them.
commotion
com·mo·tion
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** noisy disturbance
- *Dictionary:** an uproar; a fuss; violent motion
- *Antonym:** peace; stillness; tranquility
- *Synonym:** excitement; uprising
When the kids starting pushing each other, a commotion started in the park.
Criticism
crit·i·cism
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** the act of passing severe judgement
- *Dictionary:** pointing out faults; the work of a critic
- *Antonym:** guess; estimation
- *Synonym:** analysis; opinion; blame
The judge at the talent show gave hard, blunt criticism.
Dismay
dis·may
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** to break down the courage completely as by danger
- *Dictionary:** a feeling or surprise and discouragement
- *Antonym:** encourage; confidence
- *Synonym:** alarm; dread; panic
When I got an F, I got a huge feeling of dismay.
Horrified
hor·ri·fied
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** struck with horror; shocked
- *Dictionary:** showing or indicating great shock or horror
- *Antonym:** pleased; delighted
- *Synonym:** afraid; frightened
After the movie, I was extremely horrified.
Monstrous
mon·strous
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** shocking; extraordinarily great
- *Dictionary:** like a monster; huge; very shocking or outrageous
- *Antonym:** average; ordinary
- *Synonym:** unnatural; abnormal
The cake looked like it was made by a baker of montrous proportions.
Orbit
or·bit
- *Part of Speech:** noun / verb
- *Own:** noun - an orb or sphere / verb - to move around in an elliptical path
- *Dictionary:** the path an object follows as it revolves around another object
- *Antonym:**
- *Synonym:** rotation; path; track
Earth is one of eight planets that orbit the Sun.
Overwhelming
o·ver·whelm·ing
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** a feeling of too much on one’s shoulder
- *Dictionary:** buried or drowned beneath a huge mass; overcomed completely
- *Antonym:** underwhelm
- *Synonym:** overpowering; devastating
When my mom gave me a new computer, I was really overwhelmed.
Regret
re·gret
- *Part of Speech:** noun / verb
- *Own:** upset over past action
- *Dictionary: ** noun - a feeling of sorrow or disappointment about something that happened / verb - feel remorse about something
- *Antonym:** happiness; satisfaction
- *Synonym:** shame; repentance
The girl who cheated on the test felt a lot of regret.
Solar System
so·lar sys·tem
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it
- *Dictionary:** a star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it
- *Antonym:**
- *Synonym:** planetary system
There are eight planets in the Solar System, but Pluto used to be the ninth.
