Tuesday, December 11, 2007

stacey richter's vocab

Goad

description: a stick with a painful end
pos: noun
synonyms: drive, prod, and spur
sentence: The rancher used the goad to prod his cattle in order to move.

Capricious

description: unpredictable
pos: adjective
synonyms: changeable, unstable, and odd
sentence: Our teacher is so capricious she's always changing the homework.

Obviate

description: to anticipate or prevent something
pos: verb
synonyms: interfere, block, and counteract
sentence: He caught the ball in order to obviate the change of getting hurt.

Malady

description: desease or disorder
pos: noun
synonyms: illness, plauge, and sickness
sentence: The little girl was in the hospital because of the terrible malady in her body.

Felicity

desription: being happy
pos: noun
synonym: bliss, delight, and contentment
sentence: The young boy was full of felicity because it was his birthday.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Stacey,
I asked for the verb form of "goad." (-5)
Spelling error for obviate: "change" should be "chance." (-1)
19/30 until I see pictures.