VP 1 – CHAPTER 8

VOCABULARY WORDS Date:2-15-12

WORD: ANCIENTDefinition: Very old or from far back in history

Part of speech: adjective

Synonyms: age, old, older

Antonyms: new, young.

Original sentence: There are many old buildings in the world. For example, The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt are ancient.

WORD: BLAME Definition: To think someone must answer for something bad

Part of speech: verb.

Synonyms: attack

Antonyms: applause

Original sentence: Don’t blame me for your mistake. You’re the one who locked the keys in the car!

WORD: COURSE Definition: a class

Part of speech: noun

Synonyms: session, lecture, subject

Antonyms: independent study

Original sentence: Professor Jones is very popular. Many students try to take his courses.

WORD: ENTIRE Definition: all of something

Part of speech: adjective

Synonyms: all, full, whole

Antonyms: limited, partial, incomplete

Original sentence: I was sick the entire vacation and didn’t get to do anything fun.

WORD: GATHER Definition: to come together

Part of speech: verb

Synonyms: cluster, collect

Antonyms: allot deal

Original sentence: The workers gathered near the main office to wait for their pay checks.

WORD: MOTION Definition: the way something moves

Part of speech: noun

Synonyms: act, body, drift

Antonyms: repose, rest, stillness

Original sentence: The up and down motion of the bus didn’t make it easy to read. In fact, it made me feel very sick

WORD: PRACTICAL Definition: relating to real things

Part of speech: adjective

Synonyms: applied, possible, solid

Antonyms: impossible, impractical, unrealistic

Original sentence: I like to think and talk about practical things, but my sister is a dreamer.

WORD: PURPOSEDefinition: the reason

Part of speech: noun

Synonyms: big idea, intent, hope Antonyms: aimlessness, avoidance, purposelessness

Original sentence: Some people wonder about the purpose rules at school. I think it’s to keep order and politeness.

WORD: RUIN Definition: to destroy

Part of speech: verb

Synonyms: violate, harm, crash

Antonyms: fixed, new, build

Original sentence: Jonathan ruined the party by starting a fight.

WORD: THREAT Definition: a warning

Part of speech: noun

Synonyms: blackmail, menace, risk

Antonyms: bluff, fix

Original sentence: With a gun in his hand, the robber made a threat. He told the bank teller to give him all the money from the drawer, or he would shoot.