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02/06/2018

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Term

 

Accentuate

Definition

Definition

to make more noticeable

 

Sample sentence

 

The girl accentuated her bright orange hair with a giant yellow bow which seemed to make it even more orange!

Word family members

-d, -s, -ing

Term

 

Aspire

Definition

Definition

 

to strive for an ambitious goal

Sample sentence

 

When I was younger, I aspired to become a famous stage actor even though I felt it was an unattainable goal.

Word Family member

-d, -s, -ing, aspiration

Term

 

Boisterous

Definition

Definition

noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.

Sample sentence

 The students in the gym were really boisterous yelling and cheering-on their Bubble Ball teammates.

Word Family members

boisterously

Term

 

Decorum

Definition

Definition

behavior in keeping with good taste; etiquette.

 

Sample sentence

 

    It took all the decorum Frankie had to walk past the group of boys with class and not look at them while they screamed for her phone number.

Word family member

NONE

Term

 

Refugee

Definition

Definition

 

a person forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster.

Sample sentence

 

Many child refugees experience the horrors of war before they leave their home countries in order to find a safe place to live.

Word Family member

refugees

Term

 

Endure

Definition

Definition

 

to patiently suffer something painful or difficult; to remain in existence or last a long time.

Sample sentence

 

It is unbelievable that a child can endure such horrible living conditions and still manage to smile.

Word Family member

-d, -s, -ing, endurance

Term

 

Cringe

Definition

Definition

 

to feel disgust or embarrassment often through movement of your face or body; to make a sudden movement out of fear of being hurt.

Sample sentence

 

Many English teachers cringe when they hear their students use the non-word "mines."

Word family member

-ed, -s, -ing

Term

 

Alienate

Definition

Definition

 

to cause someone to feel that he or she no longer belongs to a particular group or part of society.

Sample sentence

 

He alienated most of his friends with his bad temper and soon no one even texted him anymore.

Word family member

-ed, -s, -ing

Term

 

Conviction

Definition

Definition

 

a firmly held belief;  a formal ruling that someone is guilty of a crime.

 

Sample sentence

 

It is my firm conviction that all students have the ability to learn and be successful.

Word Family Member

convict, -ed, -s, -ing

Term

 

Monastery

Definition

Definition

 

the place where a group of nuns or monks work and live either as a group or alone.

Sample sentence

 

Brother Maurice lived in a beautiful monastery on Bolivia for most of his life.

Word family member

-ed, -s, -ing

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