Saturday, May 3, 2008

Vocab

1) Quintessential

2) I noticed that the word is an asjective, then I broke down the word to understand the meaning of it.

3) The fifth element is quintessential to the world.

4) Quintessential- embodiment


1) Serial

2) I broke the word into parts to understand the meaning.

3) The radio stadtion plays their songs serial internal.

4) Serial- story in parts


1) Nuclear

2) I looked at the words before and after to get the meaning of the word.

3) As a result of the nuclear explosion, people were killed.

4) Nuclear- of nuclear energy

Vocab

1) Juncture

2) I looked at the word and saw it was a noun, then I looked at the words before and after to get the meaning of the word.

3) World War 2 was an important juncture in history.

4) Juncture- point in time


1) Elite

2) I noticed that this word is an adjective and looked at the words around it.

3) In a kindom the king and queen are the elite.

4) Elite- richest, best, or most powerful


1) Turbines

2) When I read the word in the sentence I used the other words in the sentence to infer the meaning of the word

3) A corn field has turbines .

4) Turbines- machine powered by rotating blades

Vocab

1) Pragmatic

2) I noticed that the word is an adjective, then I broke the word down so I could understand the meaning of the word.

3) The candidate took a pragmatic approach on the issue of terrorism.

4) Pragmatic- concerned with practical results.


1) Visceral

2) This word is an adjective, and I had to look at the words before and after to understand the meaning of the word.

3) The dad showed his visceral concerns for his son's academic career.

4) Visceral- emotional


1) Combative

2) I noticed that this word is an adjective. I broke the word down into parts to grasp the meaning of the word

3) The soldier has really good combative skills for war.

4) Combative- eager to fight or argue