Thursday, December 13, 2007

Trents vocab

Goad
Verb
Definition- To drive or direct someone or something else.
Related Words- beg, prod, force
Sentence- I goaded the truck through the mud.

Capricious
adjective
Definition- erratic or unpredictable
Related Words- patchy, flighty, mercurial
Sentence- To me women can be capricious a lot of the time.

Obviate
Verb
Definition- To eliminate or prevent something
Related Words- preclude, avoid, anticipate
Sentence- Zoolander obviated the prime minister of the Malaysia.

Malady
Noun
Definition- Any disorder or unwanted disease
Related Words- illness, vomiting, affliction
Sentence- AID’s has always been a malady.

Felicity
Noun
Definition- To be content or happy
Related Words- ecstasy, cheerfulness, delight
Sentence- I have reached felicity at this point in my life.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Trent,
You do not identify your related words as synonyms, antonyms, or etymology (-5).
Also, look at the related words for "obviate." It measn to prevent something from happening. You try to obviate injuries in football by wearing pads and a helmet.(-1)
19/30 unless I see pictures.