Friday, April 3, 2009

Vocabulary - Use It Or Lose It (Part 20)

Here's another set of vocabulary words that are important to know & be able to use correctly.

libela statement that unfairly harms the reputation
misgivingworry, doubt
oafa stupid person
recederetreat, back up
repasta meal, food
adverseunfavorable, negative
aridextremely dry
assailantattacker
billowa large wave, to rise
confrontto meet face-to face
constrainto force, hold back
contemporarypresent-day
depictto portray, to represent
disinterestedimpartial, fair minded
encompasssurround

Which 1-2 words did you already know quite well? Post those words & definitions. Which 2-3 words did you not know too well? Post those words with the definitions & then write a sentence correctly using each one.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Contemporary: modern, current, up to date

Confront: tackle, face up to, meet

Depict: To show, to represent, describe, illustrate

The artist depicts mountain scenery.

Encompass: include, cover, take in

Her personality, encompass the truth about herself.

Maria Rodriguez-Trelles

Anonymous said...

Words I know:

confront-to meet face to face
constrain-to force,hold back

Words I didn't know:

oaf-a stupid person
arid-extremely dry

I don't want to be percieved as an oaf.

Gitty

Anonymous said...

Words I already know:

Arid - extremely dry.

Billow - a large wave, to rise.

Words I did not know too well:

Oaf - a stupid person.

Repast - a meal, food.

Sentences:

Johnnie is an oaf, who gives a lot of silly jokes.

I will give up having a repast today.

Karla Banton

Anonymous said...

I was already familiar with the terms
--adverse:unfavorable, negative

--confront:to meet face-to-face


I learned the following terms
--libel:a statement that unfairly harms the reputation

--oaf: a stupid person

Sentences
--The politician's campaign staff released waves of libels at the opposing candidate.
--The young man who beat his girlfriend up is an oaf and should spend some time in jail.

Anonymous said...

Words I knew quite well:

libel - a statement that unfairly harms the reputation
misgiving - worry, doubt

Words I did not know quite well:
repast - a meal, food
arid - extremely dry
Sentences:
The friends of the deceased, Linda Lockhart, joined her family at the CB Smith park for a repast.

The grass is very arid.

Leonie Florestal