For the blog post on February 1, we were discussing the "Academic Word List" and the importance of vocabulary for good writing. Today's the second installment of vocabulary practice. Here's the next set of words from the list.
Please pick a word, look it up in a dictionary, and then post the word & its meaning. Choose a word that has not been picked already by another blogger. (HINT: If you do not have a dictionary, you can use an online one! Try this: http://www.merriam-webster.com.)
indicate
individual
interpretation
involved
issues
labor
legal
legislation
major
method
13 comments:
Word: legislation
1 : the action of legislating; specifically : the exercise of the power and function of making rules (as laws) that have the force of authority by virtue of their promulgation by an official organ of a state or other organization
2 : the enactments of a legislator or a legislative body
3 : a matter of business for or under consideration by a legislative body
Lia Muth
Word: individual
1. single; particular
2. of, characteristic of, or for one person or thing only
3. single person, animal, or thing
Maria C. Torres
indicate
1 a : to point out or point to
b : to be a sign, symptom
2 : to state or express briefly
Word:individual
1.)obsolete: inseparable
2.) of,relating to, or distinctively associated with an individual
3.) existing as a distinct entity: separate
4.) intended for one person
April S.
Word: method
1) a procedure or process for attaining an object.
2) a discipline that deals with the principles and techniques of scientific inquiry.
3) a : orderly arrangement, development, or classification : plan b : the habitual practice of orderliness and regularity.
Fernandez Ana
Word: Legal
Meaning: relating to the law or to courts of law, established under the law, or by common law or legislation.
Deidra W
Issues:
- a quantity of something that is officially offered for sale or put into circulation at one time: a new issue of commemorative stamps; a new bond issue.
- a point in question or a matter that is in dispute, as between contending parties in an action at law.
Melissa Lobsinger
Interpretation
an explanation of the meaning of another's artistic or creative work;
a conception of another's behavior
oral translation.
Word: Major
1.Greater in dignity ,rank,importance, issues or intense.
2.Greater in number, quanity , or extent.
3. Having attained majority.
4. Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.
Angela Richardson
Word:Involved
1:INVOLUTE.TWISTED
2}a:marked by exterme and often needless or excessive complexity b:difficult to deal with because of complexity or disorder.
3:being affected or implicated
Dorothea M
The word I choose is LABOR,defined as an (1)expenditure of physical or mental effort especialy difficult or compulsory.
SHENEA WALKER
Issues: subject of concern, something for discussion or of general concern. It can be a main subject, the central or most important topic in a discussion or debate. Legal matter in dispute between two parties; final outcome or conclusion of a matter that is usually a solution to a problem or difficulty.
February 15,2010
Roxana Alvarez
LEGISLATION
1 : Lawmaking
2 : Empowered to make law -
the enactments of a legislator or a legislative body
3 : A matter of business for, or under consideration by a legislative body
Verona
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