Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Nicole's vocab













1.Goad

P.O.S- It is a transitive verb.
Description- It is to push along or try to motivate.
Sentence-The farmer tries to goad his cattle along the field.
Related Words- synonyms are to incite, rouse or drive.










2.capricious
P.O.S- It is an adjective.
Description- It is to classify or characterize something unexpected.
Sentence- Sindy had a capricious expression on her face after getting news from her friend.
Related Words-Synonyms are impulsive, inconsistant, and unpredictable.

















3.obviate
P.O.S- It is a transitive verb.
Description- It is to stop something when they see it comming.
Sentence-When the parents were out, the kids had the idea to through a party, but the mother obviated the situation and said no before she even left.
Related Words-Synonyms are unnessary, prevent, and anticipate.















4.malady
P.O.S- It is a noun.
Description- It is when some one or thing has a problem like a disorder.
Sentence- The x-ray shows this man has a malady in his knee's.
Related Words-Synonyms are disease, trouble or difficulty.









5.felicity

P.O.S- It is a noun.
Description- It is the state of being happy.
Sentence- Joan had feelings of felicity upon dicovering she aced her last test.
Related Words-Synonyms are joy, pleasure or glad.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Nicole,
You have a couple of misspellings in your "stuff" for obviate:
"comming" is spelled "coming."
"Through" should be "throw."
(-2)
28/80