Courtney R's vocab

Goad:

• Description- To urge or prod.
• POS- Verb
• Related Words- prick(s), motivate(s), hold back(a)
• Sentence- My friend goaded me to present my project first.

Capricious:

• Description- Doing something unpredictably.
• POS- Adjective
• Related Words- whimsical(s), careless(s), constant(a)
• Sentence- My capricious friend came home from the mall with blue hair.

Obviate:

• Description- To act accordingly to what you anticipate.
• POS- Verb
• Related Words- interfere(s), anticipate(s), embrace(a)
• Sentence- My stragety in the game was to obliviate my opponent.

Malady:

• Description- A disease.
• POS- Noun
• Related Words- disorder(s), syndrome(s), health(a)
• Sentence- My malady kept me from going to school.

Felicity:

• Description- The state of being happy.
• POS- Noun
• Related Words- delight(s), jubilation(s), misery(a)
• Sentence- My felicity for Christmas spread to others.

Kelsie Stephens Vocabulary

Goad- egg on.
a. verb
b. sym- encourage, ant- deter,and ant- hold back.
c. The players of the team goad each other to get pumped up for the big game.
d.



Capricious- changeable.
a. adjective
b. Sym- whimsical, careless, ant- dependable
c. The capricious weather in Michigan makes it hard for the weather man to predict.
d.



Obviate- block
a. verb
b. sym- avert, anticipate, and prevent
c. The soccer players obviate the direction of the ball to the next person.
d.



Malady- disease
a. noun
b. sym- aliment, bug, ant- healthy
c. The teen suffered a unknown malady that cover her body in itchy rashes.
d.



Felicity- happiness
a. noun
b. sym- bliss, glee, ant- sadness
c. The college student was filled with felicity on her first day on campus.
d.

Kelsie Sullivan's Vocab

Goad
Definition- To drive or steer something in a forcing or painful manner.
Part of Speech- Verb
Sentence- The hunter goaded me with a spear.
Related Words- poke, pinch, prick

Capricious
Definition- characterized by impulsiveness
Part of Speech- Adjective
Sentence- The capricious child jumped off the cliff.
Related Words- unpredictable, impulsive, sudden

Obviate
Definition- to anticipate and prevent.
Part of Speech- Verb
Sentence- The accident obviated the cars from getting onto the highway.
Related Words- prevent, stop, prohibit

Malady
Definition- A disease, disorder, or virus.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- In the hospital there are many maladies being treated.
Related words- sickness, ache, condition

Felicity
Definition- Being happy or something that causes happiness.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- Going to school does not cause felicity.
Related Words- merry, joy, grumpy

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.

Tori's Vocab

Goad
POS: Goad is a verb.
Description: Goad means to prick or drive with.
Related Words: spur, push, impel (S)
Use in Sentence: She goaded me into throwing everything inside my stomach.

Capricious
POS: Capricious is an adjective.
Description: Capricious means indictive or acting erratic.
Related Words: variable, flighty,mercurial (S)
Use in Sentence: I have such a capricious doctor that i never know what to expect.

Obviate
POS: Obviate is a verb.
Description: Obviate means to anticipate and prevent/ eliminate by helpful measures.
Related Words: preclude, avert, anticipate (S)
Use in Sentence: The obviate risk of being bit by a snake is to wear high shoes.

Malady
POS: Malady is a noun.
Description: A malady is a disease or disorder in the body.
Related Words: illness, sickness, ailment (S)
Use in Sentence: Her malady was believed at first to be cancer.

Felicity
POS: Felicity is a noun.
Description: Felicity is a state of being happy.
Related Words: bliss, cheerfulness, contentment (S)
Use in Sentence: My mom has complete marital felicity with my father.