Vocabulary

Week 1

Acceptable

ac·cept·a·ble Adjective 1. capable or worthy of being accepted. 2. pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory;

agreeable; welcome.

Beginning

be·gin·ning noun 1. an act or circumstance of entering upon an

action or state: the beginning of hostilities. 2. the point of time or space at which anything

begins: the beginning of the Christian era; the beginning of the route.

3. the first part: the beginning of the

calendar

cal·en·dar Noun 1. a table or register with the days of each month and week

in a year: He marked the date on his calendar. 2. any of various systems of reckoning time, especially with

reference to the beginning, length, and divisions of the year. Compare Chinese calendar, Gregorian calendar, Hindu calendar, Jewish calendar, Julian calendar, Muslim calendar.

3. a list or register, especially one arranged chronologically, as of appointments, work to be done, or cases to be tried in a court.

deceive

de·ceive verb (used with object) 1. to mislead by a false appearance or

statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.

2. to be unfaithful to

embarrassment

em·bar·rass·ment noun 1. the state of being embarrassed;

disconcertment; abashment. 2. an act or instance of embarrassing.

finally

Fin-nal·ly   adverb 1. at the final point or moment; in the end. 2. in a final manner; conclusively or decisively. 3. at last; eventually; after considerable delay:

After three tries, he finally passed his driving test.

gauge

gaugenoun verb (used with object) 1. to determine the exact dimensions, capacity,

quantity, or force of; measure. 2. to appraise, estimate, or judge.

height

height   noun 1. extent or distance upward: The balloon

stopped rising at a height of 500 feet. 2. distance upward from a given level to a fixed

point: the height from the ground to the first floor; the height of an animal at the shoulder.

imitate

im·i·tate verb (used with object), im·i·tat·ed, im·i·tat·ing. 1. to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:

to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.

2. to mimic; impersonate: The students imitated the teacher behind her back.

3. to make a copy of; reproduce closely

jewelry

jew·el·ry   Noun 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc.,

for personal adornment. 2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as

necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like.

kernel

ker·nel   Noun 1. the softer, usually edible part contained in

the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. 2. the body of a seed within its husk or

integuments. 3. a whole seed grain, as of wheat or corn.

labeled

la·bel noun 1. a slip of paper, cloth, or other material,

marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.

2. a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc.

magically

mag·i·cal   Adjective 1. produced by or as if by magic: The change in

the appearance of the room was magical. 2. mysteriously enchanting: a magical night. 3. of or pertaining to magic.

nauseous

nau·seous adjective 1. affected with nausea; nauseated: to feel

nauseous. 2. causing nausea; sickening; nauseating. 3. disgusting; loathsome: a nauseous display of

greed.

occasion

oc·ca·sion   Noun 1. a particular time, especially as marked by

certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.

2. a special or important time, event, ceremony, celebration, etc.: His birthday will be quite an occasion.