Vocabulary List #2
theme
the overall idea, message, or subject
conflict
a disagreement between people or things
point of view
 your way of looking at something
resolution
the action of solving a problem
summarize
 a brief statement highlighting the main points
climax
the most intense or exciting part of something
synonym
a word of phrase that means the exact same thing as the other word
antonym
 a word of phrase that means the exact opposite as the other word
produce
 to make, or to cause to happen
classify
to arrange in categories
organize
 to arrange in a certain order
paraphrase
rewording something written or spoken
Vocabulary List #2
theme
The theme of the meeting was hard work pays off.
This year, for my birthday, I want to celebrate with an 80’s theme.
conflict
The young girl was in the middle of a raging conflict between her siblings.
The conflict between the two brothers was settled quickly when their father yelled for them to stop.
point of view
 I wonder what the world would be like from a dog's point of view.
 From the bug’s point of view, she believes that flyswatters should be banned.
resolution
Jamie provided the resolution to Jerry's problem by helping him practice for his multiplication facts test.
 While fighting with my brother, my mom informed us that we should come up with a resolution quickly or
else we
would be grounded.
summarize
After you finish reading, you need to be able to write about, discuss and summarize the main ideas in the
book.
My mom didn’t want to hear every detail, so she asked each of us to summarize our side of the argument
before she made a decision about our punishment.
climax
The climax of the movie made some of the girls in the audience faint away.
Climbing Mt. Everest should not be the climax of a mountain climber’s career.
synonym
Our teacher asked us to look for a synonym for each of our vocabulary words.
Nora clearly defined the champion as being a synonym for the word winner.
antonym
My teacher assigned us homework to find antonyms for our spelling words.
An antonym for the word dark is light.
produce
Farms in Vera County produce millions of lemons each year.
My teachers expect me to produce work that is quality.
classify
Animals are classified as being either a vertebrate or invertebrates.
In my closet, I had to classify my clothing according to whether they were formal, informal, or very casual.
organize
Due to the fact that she could not find her homework; she is being forced to organize her belongings
Please organize the materials used for the science experiment so they will be ready for the next class.
paraphrase
After reading the article on food webs, we will paraphrase what it says.
I do not feel like writing out the entire explanation, so I will paraphrase it instead.