Thursday, December 13, 2007

Nikkel's Vocab

Goad
1. Part of Speech: Verb
2. Description: To provoke.
3. Related Words: prod, drive, and stimulate.
4. She goaded the cattle with a stick.
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Capricious
1. Part of Speech: Adjective
2. Description: Spontaneous or unpredictable.
3. Related Words: variable, unpredictable, constant
4. The weather is capricious in the winter.
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Obviate
1. Part of Speech: Verb
2. Description: to anticipate and prevent
3. Related Words: preclude, avert, and counteract
4. The kid obviated the accident by paying attention to the road.
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Malady
1. Part of Speech: Noun
2. Description: A disease, germ, or sickness.
3. Related words: Sickness, affliction, and healthy.
4. The malady was making everybody sick.
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Felicity
1. Part of Speech: Noun
2. Definition: To be content or happy
3. Related Words: joy, happiness, and pleasure.
4. Everyone should be filled with felicity at this time of year.
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