W13 D1 Flashcards
accentuate
single out as important
“I wanted to accentuate that travelling is fun, however we still need to watch around us.”
alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
“Bye bye blackbird, bye bye bluebird.”
Big word meaning that all words start with the letter b
analogy
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
“Daddy was like a lion when he tore into that pizza.”
antibody
a protein that produces an immune response
“When we take medicine we are creating an antibody response so our body will fight the virus.”
chronology
an arrangement of events in time
“He was asked to put the events in chronological oder to see if he knew the right order.”
Big word meaning sequence.
deduction
the act of removing a part from the whole
“A detective will use deuction to seperate the lies from the turth.”
despondent
without or almost without hope
“The boy became despodent after searching for the lost dog for 4 hours.”
fallacy
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
“People used to believe in the fallacy that the moon was made out of cheese.”
Big word for false belief.
flourish
grow vigorously
“He hoped his new tech company would flourish because of the great ideas he had.”
formidable
extremely impressive in strength or excellence, surprise someone with your strength or talent.
“The bully didn’t realize that he was starting a fight with a formidable kid.”
immune
of the condition in which an organism can resist disease
“Some humans are immunie to the flu, most are not.”
Another way to say that someone doesn’t get sick or nothing bothers them.
Did you know?
Hulk Hogan bodyslammed Andre the Giant. It was a massive event in wrestling. Look it up.
Hmmm
Be nice to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone’s mean to you all the time.
