Volcano Vocabulary

volcano a mountain through which molten lava and gases erupt Ring of Fire Area around the Pacific Ocean known for frequent earthquakes and volcanoes eruption When melted rock, ash, and gases pour out of a volcano when one of earth’s plates in pushed under one another Magma chamber The pocket Read more…

Hold the Flag High Vocabulary

canteen a small container that holds drinks confederacy a group of people, states, or countries that work together glory praise or honor quarrel a fight rebellion a conflict that leads to war stallion male horse union states that are united as one country

Persia and Greece vocabulary terms

persian empire the biggest empire and it had a centralized government Alexander the Great invaded Persia with a strong armed army. He portrayed himself in Persia and Egypt as a legitimate successor. Athenian democracy direct democracy, athenians opened government offices to all citizens and broadened the base of political participation Read more…

Synonym Vocabulary

Adequate suitable, sufficient, satisfactory, enough, ample Fickle changeable, capricious, erratic, whimsical Humility modesty, humbleness Loathe Hate, detest, scorn,disdain Flamboyant showy,flashy,ostentatious Versatile Resourceful, ingenious, talented Torrid Hot,scorching, burning, broiling Vicious Cruel, ferocious, fierce, violent Opponent adversary, foe, antagonist, competitor Serene tranquil, pleasant, peaceful, composed

Child vocabulary development

Vocabulary development – 12 months: 1st words – 15-18 months: 50 words – 2 years: 400-600 words – School age: 10,000-14,000 – End of high school: 45,000-60,000 Gesture and learning words -Gesture accompanies early speech -Refer to objects before they have words -Convey relation between meanings -Point and label: express Read more…

Adjectives To Expand Your Vocabulary

Allusive having reference to something implied or inferred Bilious (adj) peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant Bombastic pompous; using inflated language; Cantankerous Contrary; disagreeable; quarrelsome; stubborn Caustic Corrosive, harsh, stinging Colloquial Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation Complacent Satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved Contemptuous Lacking Read more…

ELL Vocabulary Tiers

Tier 1 Words A word that ELLs might not know, like butterfly, but can easily learn when someone points to a butterfly and say, “butterfly.” Another example is “march.” This word can be easily taught by marching in place. Bc this word has multiple meanings, it merits further explanation which Read more…

Paying for College Vocabulary Web Quest

Associate’s Degree a degree granted after a two-year course of study, especially by a community or junior college. Master’s Degree A second-cycle academic degree awarded by universities upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional Read more…

Kaplan GRE Vocabulary

Abase to humble; disgrace Abate to reduce in amount, degree, or severity Abdicate to give up a position, right, or power Aberrant deviating from what is normal or expected Abeyance temporary suppression or suspension Abjure to reject; abandon formally Abscond to leave secretly Abstemious moderate in appetite Accretion a growth Read more…

Vocabulary Frayer Model

Abolitionist A person who wanted to end slavery Replica a exact copy of something Commemorate honor the memory of Perseverance the state of being patient in effort; continuous attempts; never giving up Access a means to obtain entry or a means of approach Context 1. The parts before or after Read more…

Quality Core Vocabulary List- Biology

Active transport Enery-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference Adaptation Inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance for survival Amino acid Compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end Anaerobic Process that does not require oxygen Read more…

Advancing Vocabulary Skills Chapter 25

Disparity an inequality or difference, as in ages or amounts Forestall to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand Insidious working or spreading harmfully but in a manner hard to notice; more harmful than is evident at first Insinuate to suggest slyly Interrogate to question formally and systematically Obsequious overly Read more…

GRE Advanced

cacophony loud confusing disagreeable sounds chicanery the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) opprobrium a state of extreme dishonor desiccate lose water or moisture inchoate in an initial stage; not fully formed anachronistic chronologically misplaced iconoclastic characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions Read more…

Korean Vocabulary List 11

가방 Bag 강아지 Puppy 건물 Building 고기 Meat 공 Ball 공책 Notebook 기분 Feeling/Mood 길 Road 껌 Gum 꽃병 Flower vase 노래 Song 돈 Money 모자 Hat/cap 목 Throat 물 Water 바람 Wind 배 Stomach/ship 산 Mountain 색 Color 선생님 Teacher 어머니 Mother 얼굴 Face 이야기 Story 자동차 Car 줄 Read more…

Vocabulary Activity 4-3 Social Development

It fulfills the need for closeness Clique Symptoms include binge eating and purging Bulimia Nervosa Peer groups are held together by _____. Conformity Symptoms include a refusal to eat. Anorexia Nervosa People suffering from _____ have a distorted body image. Anorexia Nervosa Discomfort with dressing differently than the group you Read more…