Vocab Wk 2
Taking the ideas and words of others and passing them off as your own.
Plagiarism
What is the meaning of being abased?
Humiliated
To cheat someone out of money; deceive them
Bilk
A maze-like set of tunnels
Labyrinth
Name a word that can be both a Verb and a Noun without changing any letters.
Example: Walk (I can take a walk (n) and I can walk (v)
Gnarled, Intricate, Full of Knots
Knotty
Rolling or swirling outward
Billowing
A large building with open floors (often for airplanes)
Hangar
To be real or able to be held/felt...
Tangible
What part of speech is the word: "Very"
Adverb
Known or talked about by many people. Famous.
Renown
To crouch in fear; to be scared
cower
Doing something under the radar or secretively
Covert
Fill in the Blank
The spy went on a _____________ mission to steal secrets from the enemy.
Covert
Running is what little brothers do.
What is the NOUN in the sentence above?
brothers
To cause or give rise to (an emotion, feeling, situation)
Engender
A person who brings a case to court against another person.
Plaintiff
A different line of thought (figure of speech); a mathematics term
Tangent
The world-__________ singers, The Tongue Sparkle Trio, will play a concert in town tonight. Everyone knows who they are....
renown
The 3rd planet from the sun is considered which part of speech?
Earth (Noun)
Subtle differences; shades of meaning
Nuance
To be filled and well-supplied
Replete
Rough in texture; a way to describe an unpleasant person to be around
Abrasive
That looks like a pretty ___________ mess you're in; it's going to be a lot of work to untangle...
knotty
Yesterday, he ran all the way to school.
"Yesterday" is which part of speech?
Adverb (tells when the running (v) occured).