LESSON 9 January 26 - February 5 Test: February 5

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Wordly Wise Vocabulary List

Use these words for your vocabulary matrix assignments.

Remember, 2 assignments are due each Thursday. Check the dates for when your tests will be!

LESSON 9

January 26 - February 5 Test: February 5

1.

Attitude: n. a way of thinking or feeling about certain things.

2.

Confess: v. to say or admit that one has done something wrong.

3.

Defend: v. to keep from being attacked; to protect OR to speak for; to argue in favor of.

4.

Gradual: adj. Happening slowly; taking place little by little.

5.

Hint: n. information given to help someone to answer a question; a clue.

Hint: v. to suggest something without saying directly what one means.

6.

Individual: n. a single person; apart from others in a group.

Individual: adj. meant for just one.

7.

Malice: n. the wish to hurt others on purpose.

8.

Malicious: adj. done with a wish to harm or cause pain.

9.

Misery: n. a feeling of great unhappiness.

10.

Miserable: adj. very unhappy or unpleasant OR very bad; of poor quality.

11.

Solution: n. the answer to a problem or puzzle OR a mixture formed when a liquid and some other stuff are mixed together.

12.

Survey: v. to look over; to examine.

Survey: n. a study designed to gather information about a subject.

LESSON 10

February 9 – February 19 Test: February 19

1.

Cable: n. a thick steel rope made of strands of wire twisted together OR a bundle of wires covered by rubber or plastic along which an electric current can pass.

2.

Cathedral: n. a large and important church.

3.

Convey: v. to carry or move from one place to another OR to make an idea or feeling known.

4.

Device: n. something made or invented for a particular use.

5.

Freight: n. goods carried from place to place, as by plane, boat, truck, or train.

6.

Landmark: n. a building or natural feature that is easy to see and used as a guide.

7.

Method: n. a way of doing something.

8.

Rod: n. a thin, straight piece of wood, metal, or other material.

9.

Shaft: n. a long, open tunnel that runs straight up and down OR a bar that connects with other moving parts of a machine OR the long narrow part of an arrow or other object.

10.

Structure: n. something that is built, as a building or bridge.

LESSON 11

February 23 – March 5 Test: March 5

1.

Diagram: n. a plan or drawing that shows how something works or how different parts fit together.

2.

Frustrate: v. to keep from carrying out a plan or reaching a goal.

3.

Frustrating: adj. causing one to be upset or discouraged.

4.

Graduate: n. a person who has finished a course of study.

Graduate: v. to finish a course of study and receive a diploma.

5.

Prank: n. a playful trick or joke.

6.

Primary: adj. first in importance OR first in order.

7.

Risk: v. to take a chance on being hurt or losing something.

8.

Risky: adj. likely to cause harm or damage; dangerous.

9.

Stress: v. to pay special attention to.

10.

Stress: n. a strain or pressure put on a person or thing OR a special force put on a word or part of a word.

11.

Urge: v. to speak strongly for something; to argue in favor of something.

Urge: n. a strong feeling of wanting to do something; a strong wish.

12.

Vacant: adj. having nothing or no one in it; not filled; empty.

13.

Vigorous: adj. demanding strength or energy; very active.

LESSON 12

March 16 – March 26 Test: March 26

1.

Adopt: v. to take into one’s home and to raise a child as part of one’s family OR to take up and make one’s own.

2.

Arouse: v. to awaken from sleep OR to excite or bring about.

3.

Arrange: v. to put in a certain order OR to plan or prepare.

4.

Cell: n. a mall room with little or no furniture, especially one used for prisoners OR a tiny unit of living matter OR a small enclosed space grouped with others.

5.

Infection: n. a disease caused by germs.

6.

Influence: n. the power to cause change or bring about certain results OR someone or something that can cause change.

Influence: v. to cause change or bring about certain results.

7.

Injure: v. to do harm to; to hurt or damage.

8.

Injury: n. harm or damage.

9.

Pattern: n. the way in which shapes, objects, or colors are placed in relation to each other OR a plan or diagram that is used as a guide for making things.

10.

Series: n. a number of similar things laid out or happening in a certain order.

11.

Vision: n. eyesight or the sense of sight OR something imagined or hoped for; a dream of what might be.

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