lesson one vocabulary carrie hunnicutt vocabulary – lesson one
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Lesson One Vocabulary
Carrie Hunnicutt Vocabulary – Lesson One
Antonym
0A word that means the opposite of another word
0The words love and hate are antonyms.
Concept
0A thought or an idea
0In just two days, my amazing students learned the concept of metacognition.
Context
0The words surrounding a word that make its meaning clear.
0Depending upon the context, the word mad can mean “angry” or it can mean “insane.”
Derivative
0A word formed from another word
0The words serving, servant, and service are derivatives of the word serve.
Effective
0Able to accomplish a result; useful in bringing about a result.
0Draining swamps where mosquitoes breed has been effective in reducing malaria.
Glossary
0A list of definitions for terms or important words used in a certain text.
0The glossary in the back of our science text defined the terms force, dynamic, and vector.
Retain
0To hold or keep
0Plastic molds can help shape and retain a person’s teeth.
Specialized
0Having one use among many possible uses; specific
0Words like foul and base have specialized meanings in sports.
Synonym
0A word with the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word
0The words finish and complete are synonyms.
Terminology
0Vocabulary particular to a certain subject
0Megabyte, software, and bug are examples of computer terminology.