unit 1
What does the word
ACUTE
mean?
What is Intense, Quick,or Sudden
floating, adrift, loose
What does Afloat mean
diversion, entertainment, recreation
what does amusement mean
base, support, groundwork
what does basis mean
gloomy, cheerless, comfortless
what does bleak mean
A ACTION OF THE SENTENCE THAT CONTAINS THE MAIN VERB
WHAT IS A VERB PHRASE?
shifting, unpredictable
What does changeable mean
coincidence, factor, detail, accident
what does circumstance mean
bring, transfer, dispatch
what does convey mean?
government, state affairs, political science
what does civics mean
WORDS THAT CONTAIN A PREPOSITION AND RELATE A NOUN OR PRONOUN WITH OTHER IDEAS IN THE SENTENCE
WHAT IS A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
adore, worship, to treasure, to prize
What does cherish mean
devour, absorb, spend
What does consume mean
confidence, faith, judgment call
what does conviction mean?
difference, discrepancy, variety
what does contrast mean
1 OR MORE WORDS THAT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY OR RENAME A NOUN OR PRONOUN
WHAT IS AN APPOSITIVE PHRASE
article, requirement, provision
what does clause mean
continual, nonstop, perpetual
what does continuous mean
strainer, distiller, clarifier, cleaner
what does filter mean
approving, agreeable, encouraging
what does favorable mean
1 OR MORE WORDS THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN
WHAT IS A ADJECTIVE PHRASE
uplift, raise, heighten
What does elevate mean
original, inventive, clever
what does creative mean?
irregularity, crack, deformity, error, glitch
what does flaw mean
calculate, guess, judge, figure, estimate
what does gauge mean