Wednesday, December 12, 2007

megan's vocab

Goad- to provoke something or to irritate.
*Verb
*Incite, stimulate, drive (synonyms)
*The farmer used to goad to group up the cattle.

Capricious- a very spontaneous thing or something unpredictable.
*Verb
*Impulsive, whimsicle, erratic (synonyms)
*One attractive quality in a man is his ability to be capricious.

Obviate- to anticipate, or eliminate difficulties by certian measures.
*Verb
*Prevent, prelude, hinder (synonyms)
*With certain percautions we tried to obviate the risk of getting an STD.

Malady- a sickness, or to be in an unhealthy state.
*Noun
*Illness, affliction, ailment (synonyms)
*The malady of the queen was very deadly.

Felicity- to be extremely content or happy.
*Noun
*Exhilaration, delight, cheerful (synonyms)
*The felicity of the newlyweds was so romanitc, it brought me back to the old days.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Megan,
Your sentence for "goad. I wanted the verb, but you use it as a noun. (-1)
"percautions" is misspelled...(-1)
23/30 until I see pictures.