Mrs. Brannen’sAdvanced English 1,2

Week One Vocabulary

aurora

• noun

• a shifting, streaming display of light

• As the sun set, Mary enjoyed the colorful aurora over the ocean.

by-

• A prefix meaning “near” or “aside”

• Columns in a Greek temple stand near or aside each other. This illustrates the concept behind the prefix “by-” (see the next three vocabulary words.)

bypass

• verb• to avoid (go past)• If a runner chooses to

bypass second base, he’s out!

• noun• an alternate route• Take the south

bypass around I-5.

byproduct

• noun• something produced

as the result of the manufacture of some-thing else

• Buttermilk is a byproduct of churning butter.

bystander

• noun• someone who

observes, but does not participate

• The witness to the crime was just an innocent bystander

chronic

• adjective• lasting a long time;

constant; recurring• Chronic pneumonia

can be dangerous to one’s well-being.

clairvoyant

• adjective• having exceptional

insight• The fortune teller

appeared to be clairvoyant.

commiserate

• verb• to sympathize with; to

feel sorrow for another’s suffering

• He could commiserate with her, having lost a pet himself.

deference

• noun• great respect• The students showed

deference to their teacher.

demeanor

• noun• behavior• The child’s demeanor

was shocking to the bystanders.

undulate

• verb• to move in a smooth,

wavelike motion• The jellyfish

undulated through the water.