Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Vocabulary for the Test!

The following vocabulary came from the story, "A Child's Labor of Love" on page 265.
1)immature
2)impulsive
3)impressed
4)befriended
5)passionate
6)adequate
7)intolerance
8)mediator
9)diagram
10)quotation
11)justice
12)unnecessary

Suffixes:
magnify-make larger/enlarge
petrify-turn to stone
beautify-make more beautiful
luminary-a famous person that inpsires or motivates us to become better individuals
honorary-given to a person as a sign of honor
avaricious-stingy, greedy...like Scrooge
cardiac-having to do with the heart
dramatic-threatrical expression
audacious-daring....bold
aquatic-growing, living or found in water
exasperation-extreme annoyance
irritation-impatient anger, annoyed

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