Vocab 7 What is the Word?
a word that is meant to mean as opposed to its dictionary definition.
connotation
What does the word "amend" mean?
to change for the better; improve.
When my parents returned to see me standing in a pile of glass because I had broken the kitchen window, they berated me for an hour for playing ball inside the house.
Yes
feeling another's pain as one's own
empathetic
What does the word abate mean?
to lessen, to make something less bad
one's work or professional calling
vocation
What does "inclement" mean?
It describes stormy, bad, or severe weather.
The fire alarm upset the baby, so her mother had to
rock her for an hour to pacify her.
Yes
of sound judgment, makes good decisions based on reasons
judicious
What does the word tantamount mean?:
equal in value or importance
to change for the better; improve.
amend
What does presumptuous mean?
disrespectfully bold
When the town heard that a storm was coming that may cause flooding, they worked to inclement their dams and levees to protect homes and other property near the shore.
no-fortify
to ignore or scorn
flout
What does the mean empathetic mean?
feeling another's pain as one's own
disrespectfully bold
presumptuous
What does fortify mean?
to strengthen
In preschool, saying “abc” may mean a review of the letters of the alphabet, but in high school, the amended “abc” is a grading of the quality of work someone completes.
No- Connotation
equal in value or importance
tantamount
What does the word capricious mean?
impulsive, unpredictable, quick to do something without thinking
It describes stormy, bad, or severe weather.
inclement
What does berate mean?
to scold severely
Tony had to transfer to a different college after he realized he had made a empathic decision in choosing his current university. He had made a quick choice because he thought it didn’t matter, but it was actually a big decision
no-capricious
to lessen, to make something less bad
abate
What does the word pacify mean?
to calm or sooth