1.2 Vocabulary Game

Definition 1

100

verb - to discover that something is there, to notice

Detect

200

verb - 1. (v.) to breathe in suddenly and loudly because of surprise or pain; to breathe with difficulty; to say with quick, short breaths; 2. (n.) the act of breathing in suddenly or with difficulty

Gasp

300

adjective - 1. (adj.) light in color, or having very little color; 2. (v.) to lose color in one's face out of shock or fear; to seem less important; 3. (n.) an area or idea's bounds (e.g., beyond the pale)

Pale

400

adjective - 1. (adj.) exhausted, tired (of an experience or feeling); 2. (v.) to make someone tired

Weary

500

verb - to go somewhere with someone, to happen at the same time as

Accompany

Definition2

100

noun - one who moves from place to place

Migrant

200

adjective - done with much effort and difficulty

Labored

300

adjective - complete, done with a lot of attention to detail

Thorough

400

verb - to get something, to come to own something; to learn a skill

Acquire

500

adjective - 1. (adj.) from the beginning, not copied from something else, creative and different; 2. (n.) something around from the start and not copied; unique, creative, unlike others

Original 

Definition 3

100

noun - 1. (n.) the quiet sound of lots of people talking; low and quiet speech; 2. (v.) to speak in a soft voice

Murmur

200

adjective - (of metal, esp. iron or steel) coated with a layer of zinc to prevent rust

Galvanized

300

verb - 1. (v.) to grasp or hold tightly; 2. (n.) a simple device that holds something closed (e.g., a purse), something that holds things together

Clasp

400

noun - a system in which a person farms someone else's land in exchange for a portion of the crops or profit

Sharecropping

500

verb - 1. (n.) the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another, a place where goods or services are swapped; 2. (v.) to give or take one thing in return for another

exchange

Use it in a sentence 1

100

Exchange

I would like to exchange this sweater for another. 

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200

Immigrant

My grandmother was a German immigrant. 

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300

Foreman

The boss of a construction worker is the foreman. 

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400

Instinct

When I see a bear, my first instinct is to back away slowly. 

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500

drone

Ms. Schaeffler droned on and on about paraphrasing. 

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Use it in a sentence 2

100

Enroll

I want to enroll my child in school. 

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200

Savor

I ate the chocolate slowly because I wanted to savor the flavor. 

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300

Detect

The alarm detected that someone was there. 

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400

Gasp

I gasped in horror at the messy kitchen. 

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500

Pale

Giarra felt sick and she looked very pale. 

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