Kirsten's Vocab

Goad
POS: Noun/Verb
Description: To push or drive forward. A pointed object used to push something.
Related Words: spur (s), push (s), impel (s)
Sentence: The rancher used a goad to get the cows into the fence.

Capricious
POS: Adjective
Description: Impulsive or unpredictable.
Related Words: variable (s), flighty (s), constant (a)
Sentence: The weather in Michigan is very capricious.

Obviate
POS: Verb
Description: To anticipate, prevent, or eliminate.
Related Words: preclude (s), avert (s), anticipate (s)
Sentence: Susie wore a helmet to obviate the risk of getting hurt.

Malady
POS: Noun
Description: Any disorder or disease of the body.
Related Words: illness (s), ailment (s), affliction (s)
Sentence: The nurse gave Susie medicine to cure her malady.

Felicity
POS: Noun
Description: A state of happiness.
Related Words: happiness (s), bliss (s), depression (a)
Sentence: After the wedding the couple was in marital felicity.

Stank's Vocab

Goad
- to provoke
- verb
- incite, aggravate, hassle
- Mrs. Schellenberg's class loves to goad.
- http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/cga/lowres/cgan1205l.jpg

Capricious
- change is likely
- adjective
- impulsive, unpredictable, changeable
- My grade in World Lit is very capricious.
- http://www.bhdca.gov.ba/eng/galerija%20zima%202006/images/Capricious%20Jahorina%20mountain.jpg

Obviate
- to avoid
- verb
- ignore, shun, evade
- Criminals try to obviate the police.
- http://images.ientrymail.com/securitypronews/122706criminals.jpg

Malady
- a disease
- noun
- sickness, virus, infection
- All people try to obviate maladies with medicine.
- http://www.medicalook.com/diseases_images/crohns_disease2.jpg

Felicity
- something that causes happiness
- noun
- joy, laughter, smile
- Humor is a felicity, so am I.
- http://www.utilitarianism.com/happy-pig.jpg

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

Tyler Cole's Vocab

Goad(Verb/Noun)
-Something with a pointy or sharp end.
-(Syn) Drive,Lash,Lust
-I found the goad object that was used to murder Billy.
http://www.ashokaarts.com/other/ot-woodancus1.jpg

Capricious(Adj)
-Never knowing how someone is going act to someone elses actions.
-(Syn) changeful, contrary, moody
-Her boss was capricious to her new ideas about the business.
http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/cza0614l.jpg

Obviate (Verb)
-Taking certain precautions to anicipate, or prevent something from happening.
-(Syn) block, counter, anicipate.
-The obviated and made a plan to stop the criminals.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasite/images/iht_daily/D281106/search300_nk.jpg


Malady(Noun)
-Any disorder or disease of the body.
-(Syn) Ache, infection, illness
-His malady prevented him from doing certain things independently like eating, walking, and going to the bathroom.
http://www.deathreference.com/images/medd_02_img0110.jpg

Felicity(Noun)
-Being very happy or excited.
-(Syn) bliss,cheerful, extatic
-He expressed great felicity after winning the baseball game. http://web.mit.edu/admissions/blogs/photos/jenny-whitesox/8.jpg

Paneral's Vocab

Goad
1. To push or prick; a stick with a pointed end
2. verb/noun
3. Peer pressure eventually will goad him into making a terrible mistake.
4. Syn: urge, annoy, pressure
5. http://thenastyboys.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/artest.jpg

Capricious
1. Subject to erratic behavior
2. adjective
3. It is difficult to know how to react to a capricious and sarcastic comment.
4. Syn: unpredictable, freakish, fitful
5. http://www.michaelhyatt.com/fromwhereisit/iStock_000001624654XSmall.jpg

Obviate
1. To anticipate then prevent something
2. verb
3. When kids start pushing each other more and more aggressively, you should obviate and pull them apart before a fight breaks out.
4. Syn: block, counter, avert
5. http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1383738.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939057D9939C83F106977BCF492EAE6BCE5A5397277B4DC33E

Malady
1. Illness or disorder in the body
2. noun
3. My cousin has mononucleosis which is a terrible malady for a young kid.
4. Syn: sickness, virus, ache
5. http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3352885.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=0629904139C22E5826058E29E3241123A55A1E4F32AD3138

Felicity
1. An instant of being happy
2. noun
3. After the car accident, I shockingly had a feeling of felicity because my car wasn't totaled.
4. Syn: delight, joy, pleasure
5. http://www.mindhacks.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/WindowsLiveWriter/HappinessGoodforCreativityBadforSingleMi_CF58/happiness%5B8%5D1.gif

Bens Vocab

Goad
1.) getting someone to do something by annoying them
2.) Verb
3.) desire(syn), drive(syn), catalyst(syn)
4.)
5.) I was goaded into the fight.




Capricious
1.) Changeable
2.) ADJ
3.) erratic(syn), careless(syn), contrary(syn)
4.)
5.) The capricious weather conditions were ridiculous.







Obviate
1.) Block
2.) Verb
3.) counter(syn), hinder(syn), forfend(syn)
4.)
5.) I tried to obviate the question by quickly changing the topic of the conversation.

Malady
1.) Disease
2.) Noun
3.) cancer(syn), condition(syn), blight(syn)
4.)
5.) The malady was slowly taking over my grandmother.






Felicity
1.)Happiness
2.)Noun
3.) ecstasy(syn), delight(syn), bliss(syn)
4.)
5.)The felicity was felt around the world.

Alexa's vocab

Goad

Description- to provoke

POS- Verb

RW- prod, push, provoke

Sentence- I had to goad my dog off the couch.

Capricious

Description- likley to change

POS- Adjective

RW- impulsive, unpredictable, inconstant

Sentence- I hate Michigan's capricious weather!

Obviate

Description- to ovoid

POS- Tansitive verb

RW- prevent, avert, preclude

Sentence- I obviated my parents so I would not have to listen to them lecture me.

Malady
Description- a disease

POS- noun

RW- sickness, disease, disorder

Sentence- When I was younger I always suffered from some sort of malady.

Felicity

Description- something that causes happiness

POS- noun

RW- happiness, blessing, pleasure

Sentence- Felicity is in the air during Christmas time.