M-5 Unit 8&9_Vocab

Red

100

When you meet someone and, right away, you like each other and know that you could be good friends.

"Well, you two really..."

hit it off

200

In American football, everyone tries to...the player with the football. 

tackle

300

This adjective describes events happening at the same time.

"The two women couldn't hear each other because they were speaking..."

simultaneously

400

rules of politeness

etiquette

500

to speak to a group of people, often for a long time, without allowing anyone else to speak

hold the floor

Led

100

to cover something partly by going over its edge; to cover part of the same space...

In a Venn diagram, the circles...

overlap

200

When you make a strong statement, but there are more exceptions than you realize to that statement.

"Painting with a broad brush"

overgeneralization

300

This word is used to talk about tones. It is also used in baseball.

pitch

400

Respect, politeness, obedience...

deference

500

a feeling of friendliness towards people that you work or share an experience with...

camaraderie

Lice

100

an object that can get smaller by folding

e.g. A ... table, A...chair

fold-up

200

to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly

grab

300

In basketball, you cannot carry the ball, you have to bounce it on the floor. You must ... the ball.

dribble

400

remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist:

"the structure had been designed to ... winds of more than 100 mph"

withstand

500

a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them 

"The teacher had a great ... with the class."

rapport

Rice

100

the stuff something is made of...

material

200

a space at the top of a building under the roof used for storing things and usually entered by a ladder, or sometimes made into a room for living in:

loft

300

when prices are too high, we can call them...

exorbitant

400

the opposite of acquire

to get rid of

500

to provide with a place to live or to be stored in:

accommodate

Flap your arms like a chicken.

100

Another word for throw is...

toss

200

this machine burns fuel and produces electricity

generator

300

still determined and enthusiastic, despite problems or no success

undaunted

400

impossible to conceptualize

unimaginable

500

When you feel like you cannot speak freely. You are reserved, restrained, reluctant to speak. You are...

reticent