Vocabulary A
He needs access to the control room to turn on the machine.
Access: the right to see or go somewhere
The princess usually has an animal companion with her.
Companion: one that accompanies another
The cupcake was still edible despite having been made last week.
Edible: fit to be eaten
She will be the narrator for the play
Narrator: one who tells (a story) in detail
She played her solo at the concert.
Solo: a performance in which the performer has no partner or associate : something undertaken or done alone
We avoid the graveyard at night because we heard it's haunted.
Avoid: to keep away from
He was confident he would score in the basketball game.
Confident: having or showing assurance and self-reliance
He was exhausted after running the marathon.
Exhausted: completely or almost completely depleted of resources, energy, or contents
My friend navigated the maze with ease, but I got lost.
Navigate: to travel; to steer a course through a medium
We learned about the suffix "-less" which means without.
Suffix: an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase
I am going to announce the score at the game on Friday.
Announce: to make known publicly; to give notice of the arrival, presence, or readiness of (something)
She showed compassion when she gave the sick dog her blanket.
Compassion: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
To evade the police they hid in the pantry.
Evade: to take refuge in escape or avoidance
There were numerous seashells on the beach.
Numerous: consisting of great numbers of units or individuals; many
My teacher summarized the information for the test so we could review.
Summarized: to tell in or reduce to an abstract, abridgment, or compendium; condensing all the information together
There was an avalanche the covered the house in snow.
Avalance: a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice; a sudden great or overwhelming rush or accumulation of something
They tried to convince him that skiing would be a fun activity.
Convince: to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action
The art exhibit was full of many masterpieces.
Exhibit: to show or display outwardly
The negative feedback made us all sad.
Negative: expressing disapproval
After the hurricane, the trees were sparse around town.
Sparse: of few and scattered elements
She was astounded when she was give tickets to her favorite band.
Astounded: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
We need to be courteous of the other people in the library by staying quiet.
Courteous: respect for and consideration of others
We were given an equivalent amount of money for our wares.
Equivalent: corresponding or virtually identical especially in effect or function
He was surprisingly nonchalant about winning the award.
Nonchalant: having an air of easy unconcern or indifference
We seldom go to the park after school now that we're older.
Seldom: in few instances; rarely, infrequently