Vocabulary workshop Level E Unit 10 A.ppt

Vocabulary Slides

2. When I was in 6
th
grade, I
accruedenough allowance
money to buy my NSYNC
concert tickets!

3. To grow or accumulate over time; to
happen as a natural result
Collect, accumulate, proceed from
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Dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

6. It is important to pay attention to the
annotationsfrom the editor in the
margins of literature in your textbook.

7. A critical or explanatory note or
comment, especially for a literary
work
It is important to pay attention to the
annotationsfrom the editor in the
margins of literature in your textbook.

10. If the Astros won the World
Series this year, there
would be complete bedlam
in Houston (at least at my
home).

11. (n.) a state or scene of uproar
and confusion
chaos

14. In the show “CovertAffairs,” the
main character is a CIA
operative who works for the
Domestic Protection Division,
whose operations must be kept
secret.

15. (adj.) Hidden, disguised, purposefully
kept secret; sheltered, secluded
(n) a sheltered place, a hiding place
Undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
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Open, overt, undisguised

18. The James Bond character is
known to be very debonair(and
popular with the ladies).

19. Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted;
smooth and polished in manner and
appearance
Carefree, jaunty, gracious, urbane
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Distraught, agitated, boorish,
churlish

22. I will be dunnedif I miss any of
my mortgage payments, and my
credit score will go down.

23. (v) To demand insistently, especially
in payment of a debt; (n) a creditor;
(adj) dark, dull, drab, dingy
Hound, harass, nag

26. Although many infomercials try
to sell silly and useless items,
the P90X and Insanity workout
videos appear to be very
efficacious

27. Effective, producing results
Effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
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Ineffective, worthless, useless

30. When teaching young children, I
usually maintain equanimity, but
I admit that I occasionally lose
my temper.

31. Calmness, composure, refusal to
panic
Tranquility, imperturbability
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Excitability, flappability, agitation

34. I chose a fortuitoustime to apply
for the job as the store owner had
just lost two employees and
needed to hire someone ASAP.

35. Accidental, occurring by a happy
chance
Unintentional, unplanned, random,
lucky
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Intentional, deliberate, premeditated

36. The essential part,
main point, or essence
Substance, core,
nucleus