Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Alexa's vocab

Goad
Description- to provoke
POS- Verb
RW- prod, push, provoke
Sentence- I had to goad my dog off the couch.


Capricious
Description- likley to change
POS- Adjective
RW- impulsive, unpredictable, inconstant
Sentence- I hate Michigan's capricious weather!


Obviate
Description- to ovoid
POS- Tansitive verb
RW- prevent, avert, preclude
Sentence- I obviated my parents so I would not have to listen to them lecture me.


Malady
Description- a disease
POS- noun
RW- sickness, disease, disorder
Sentence- When I was younger I always suffered from some sort of malady.


Felicity
Description- something that causes happiness
POS- noun
RW- happiness, blessing, pleasure
Sentence- Felicity is in the air during Christmas time.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

"Obviate" does not mean to avoid totally, it means to avoid by using prevention. ...You can obviate getting an injury while riding a bike by wearing a helmet.
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