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chpt.7&8 roll of thunder
set 4
20
Language - English
6th Grade
12/03/2013

Additional Language - English Flashcards

 


 

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Term

Cauldron

(N)

Definition

A large kettle

 

synonym:

pot

 

antonym:

 kettle

 

 The witch used the cauldron to make potions.

Term

Aroma

(N)

Definition

Smell

 

synonym

 scent

 

 antonym

 odor

                                                                              When she make cookies the aroma in the air changes.

Term

Protrude

(V)

Definition

To stick out

 

synonym:

 buldge

 

antonym:

cave in 

 

To protrude in the dog show you need to have a well gromed dog.

Term

Ponder

(V)

 

Definition

To think seriously about something

 

Synonym:

 consider

 

antonym:

 ignore

 

He would ponder about the upcoming test.

 

Term

Indication

(N)

Definition

The act of pointing out something ro someone

 

synonym:

 signal

 

antonym:

misinformation 

 

The babys indication of being hungry is pointing to her mouth.

Term

Resent

(V)

Definition

To feel angry or annoyed at something or someone

 

synonym:

 dislike

 

antonym:

 love

 

I resent the fact that i cant sleepover.

Term

Sentinentel

(N)

Definition

A guard

 

synonym:

 

 

antonym:

 

 

 

Term

Timid

(Adj)

Definition

Shy

 

synonym:

 bashful

 

antonym:

 bold

 

The dog is very timid around others.

Term

Dialect

(N)

Definition

A language considerd as one of a group that as a common ancestor: persian, latin, and engish are indoeuropean dialects

 

synonym:

 language

 

antonym:

Bilingual

 

The dialect of the USA is English.

 

 

 

 

 

Term

Mulatto

(N)

Definition

A person with one black and one white parent

 

synonym:

Mixed 

 

antonym:

 Black

 

my friend is mulatto because her mom is white and her dad is black.

Term

Aristocracy

(N)

Definition

People who are thought to be better that the rest of the community

 

synonym:

Snobbish  

 

antonym:

Humble 

 

White people in roll of thunder act aristocracy when around blacks.

Term

Interject

(V)

Definition

To insert words for clarification

 

synonym:

 Add-lib

 

antonym:

Subtract 

 

she wwoild interject science instuctioms to clarify.

Term

Resemblace

(N)

Definition

Having a likeness to something or someone

 

synonym:

Simalairity 

 

antonym:

Difference 

 

all kids resemble their parents in some way.

Term

Shantytown

(N)

Definition

A town that is poor and made up mostly of poor housing

 

synonym:

 Slum

 

antonym:

Neighborhood  

 

there are many shantytowns in brazil.

Term

Eviction

(V)

Definition

To throw out from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent

 

synonym:

 Bounce

 

antonym:

 Include

 

there was an eviction at a neighborhood nearby.

Term

Collateral

(N)

Definition

Security pleged for the payment of the loan

 

synonym:

 Collect

 

Antonym:

 Primary

 

My parents had to pay a collateral for our house.

Term

Expend

(V)

Definition

To use up

 

synonym:

 Spend

 

antonym:

 Save

 

we need to expend our gift card.

Term

Apprehensive

(Adj)

Definition

Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

 

synonym:

 Anxious

 

antonym:

 Expected

 

she is very apprehensive that she might fail the test.

Term

Unmerciful

(Adj)

Definition

Showing no mercy

 

synonym:

 Mean

 

antonym:

 Merciful

 

The whites were unmerciful when they tarred and featherd the blacks.

Term

Placid

(Adj)

Definition

Pleasently calm or peaceful; unruffled; traquiled

 

synonym:

 Tranquil

 

antonym:

 Wild

 

the monks are very placed when medditating.

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