Nouns
Prefix
Small part added to the beginning of a word. Gives us a clue about it's meaning.
Tolerate
To accept something and allow it, even if you don't like it.
Hostile
Vivid
Full of color; colorful, bright (i.e., Rainbows have VIVID colors).
Preserve
To keep something safe from harm.
Exhibit
Something that is shown to people. Like an art exhibit; a collection of your art that you are showing people.
Opposed
Against something, or to disagree (i.e., I am opposed to the "no phones" rule at school)
Equivalent
Equal or the same. (i.e., The number of hands I have is equivalent to the number of feet I have.)
Conflict
Primary
Most important, or first.
For an antonym, think of the prefix "un"... it means the opposite of something when you add it to a word...
Homonym
Two words that SOUND the same, but mean different things (i.e., four, for).
Escalate
To get bigger or more serious (i.e., the situation is escalating, it's getting more serious.)
Consistent
Always the same; it stays regular, how it normally is.
(i.e., The homework in fifth grade is CONSISTENT. We are consistentLY reminded to do our homework before coming back to school).
Moral
A lesson about right and wrong (i.e., the moral of the story was to treat others with kindness.)
Vertical
Concept
An idea or a thought (i.e., concept of addition, it's the idea of combining two things together to make something bigger).
Immigrate
To move to a new country to live there (i.e., I immigrated to New York City from Canada.)
Obsolete
Oasis
A peaceful, beautiful place in a desert. (i.e., After traveling the desert for days, we found an oasis with plenty of water and beautiful palm trees).
"para...."
Horizontal
Going side to side.
Context
Background information about something-- ALL THE WORDS and SENTENCES around something that helps you understand what it means.
Deprive
To take something away from someone (i.e., Mr. Joe deprived us of the smencils after we were playing with them during Speech). (:
Seldom
VERY rarely, not often (i.e., Rainows are seldom seen in the sky.)
Identify
To recognize something, name something, or figure something out.
Nonchalant
Not worried or concerned about what will happen (i.e., The girl nonchalantly took my pencil without asking me).