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Vocabulary
Lesson 6
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• n. a group, usually of nations or states, united in some
shared purpose; a league of states
• He was a member of the confederation.
confederation
• n. a representative who has the authority to act for others;
v. to send as a representative
• He was a delegate to the Federal Constitutional
Convention.
delegate
• n. a lack of harmony; angry disagreement; strife; clashing
sounds
• Mr. Walker wouldn't tolerate discord in the office.
discord
• adj. of cats; catlike; n. a cat
• She has a feline for her pet.
feline
• n. the act or capacity of foreseeing, looking forward;
prudence, preparation
• Fortunately, he had the foresight to make it a legal
adoption.
foresight
• n. separation from others; aloneness
• You are put in isolation while you’re in OCS.
isolation
• n. an exhibit of caged animals; the enclosure for such a
collection
• You could see the menagerie at the zoo.
menagerie
• n. a condition or an event perceived by the senses; a rare
or unexplainable occurrence; a marvel; a happening
• There are UFO groups which investigate the UFO
phenomenon.
phenomenon
• n. descendants; future generations
• He belongs to posterity as the instructor of future
generations in the principles of liberty and freedom.
posterity
• n. something made known; a dramatic disclosure of
something
• In spite of the disaster of her revelation, a wave of relief
passed over me.
revelation
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Arrested
Improved
Included
Irrigated
Inspection
Insisted
Illustrated
Advice
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Approved
Agreeable
Investigated
Announcement
Impressed
Accomplished
Affectionate
Irresponsible
Spelling Words
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Acronym (n) – an abbreviation formed by
combining the initial letters in words or
parts of a series of words
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Anonymous (adj) – not named or
identified; done by someone unknown
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Antonym (n) – a word that means the
opposite of another word
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Eponym (n) – a person for whom
something, such as a city, building, or
street, has been named
Heteronym (n) – one of two or more words
that are spelled alike but have different
meanings and pronunciation, such as bass
voice and bass, a fish
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Homonym (n) – one of two or more
words that are pronounced alike but have
different spellings and meanings, such as
isle and aisle
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Onomatopoeia (n) – the formation of
words that imitate sounds associated with
the objects of actions to which they refer
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Oronym (n) – a string of words that
sound the same as another string of
words, such as gray day and grade A
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Pseudonym (n) – false name; a fictitious
name
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Synonym (n) – one of two or more words
that have the same meaning
Greek and Latin – ono,
nym, onym = word, name