WEEK 2

ADDITIONAL IN CLASS:

1. The heart out of bosom was never given in vain.
2. One foot in sea and one foot on shore.
3. You've gone too far.
4. ver- true  virtual, verify, verification

VOCABULARY JOURNAL:

rigorous

definition:  very strict and demanding.  difficult to endure because of extreme conditions.

use the word in a sentence: We subjected the data to a rigorous analysis.

root: rigor-stiffness

accurate

definition: free from mistakes or errors

use the word in a sentence: the model is accurate down to the tiniest details.

root: a-to, toward, near  ex: accelerate, accessible, approached, admittance

initially

definition: occurring at the beginning of something

use the word in a sentence: You've resolved my initial complaint, but now I have a new question.

root: in-in, into  ex: illuminate, innovation, inspection

rank

definition: having a strong, unpleasant smell.  complete or total.  very bad and obvious.

use the word in a sentence: You can't expect a rank beginner like her to know all the rules of the game.

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stride (strode- stridden)

definition: to move with or as if with long steps.  to stand astride.

use the word in a sentence: She strode across the room towards me.

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persuasively

definition: able to cause people to do or believe something : able to persuade people

use the word in a sentence: We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.

 

 

desirable

definition: having good or pleasing qualities : worth having or getting

use the word in a sentence: The house is in a highly desirable location.

preferable

definition: better or more desirable

use the word in a sentence: Your idea is preferable to mine . 

deliberate

definition:  to think about or discuss something very carefully in order to make a decision

use the word in a sentence: The jury deliberated for two days before reaching a verdict.

recite

definition:  to read (something) out loud or say (something) from memory usually for an audience

use the word in a sentence: He recited the poem with great feeling.

cue

definition: a signal (as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action

use the word in a sentence: I threw her a cue but she missed it .

outpace

definition: to go or grow faster than (something)

use the word in a sentence:

hostess

definition: a woman who is entertaining guests socially or as a job

use the word in a sentence: We were greeted by our hostess.

prerequisite

definition: something that you officially must have or do before you can have or do something else

use the word in a sentence: Future greatness does not always inspire popularity. Coolness, in the high-school or hip sense of the word, is not a prerequisite for leadership. —Evan Thomas,Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2004

occupation

definition: the work that a person does : a person's job or profession

use the word in a sentence: He is thinking about changing occupations and becoming a police officer.

 

apprentice

definition: a person who learns a job or skill by working for a fixed period of time for someone who is very good at that job or skill

use the word in a sentence: He decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated.

apprenticeship

definition: a person who learns a job or skill by working for a fixed period of time for someone who is very good at that job or skill

use the word in a sentence: He served his apprenticeship with Bob 

entrepreneur

definition: a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money

use the word in a sentence:

variation

definition: divergence in one or more characteristics of an organism or biotype from those typical of or usual for its group

use the word in a sentence: There are variations in prices from store to store for the product. 

debility

definition:  the quality or state of being weak, feel; especially : physical weakness

use the word in a sentence:

patronize

definition: to give money or support to (someone or something)

use the word in a sentence: The family patronizes the arts.

integral

definition: very important and necessary

use the word in a sentence: She had become an integral part of their lives.

thrive

definition: to grow vigorously 

use the word in a sentence: these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight.

flourish

definition:  to grow well : to be healthy

use the word in a sentence: plants and animals that flourished here thousands of years ago

 

decline

definition:  to become lower in amount or less in number

use the word in a sentence: The construction of new houses declined five percent this year.