Language Arts
November 14, 2016
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Word
Part of Speech
Definition
Sentence
Abashed
• What do you think
it means?
• Link Phrase: CASH
Abashed
(ah BASHD)
Adjective (adj)
Ashamed or embarrassed
• Caught listening to her sister’s
conversation, Becky was ABASHED
and quickly put down the receiver.
• Joe was not at all ABASHED when he
opened a valentine from Linda.
• My clumsiness left me ABASHED.
Abate
• What do you think
it means?
• Link Phrase: BAIT
Abate
(ah BAIT)
Verb (v)
To reduce
• Marta’s defeat in the tennis
tournament did not ABATE her zeal
for the game.
• Tom went to a financial consultant
to seek advice on ABATING his
burdening debts.
• When the storm finally ABATED, we
resumed our family picnic.
Ambivalence
• What do you think it
means?
• Link Phrase:
Ambulance
Ambivalence
(ah BIV ah lents)
Noun (n)
Indecision; experiencing contradictory
emotions
• Jim’s AMBIVALENCE toward his boss
made him regret the day he accepted
the job.
• Farmer Brown was AMBIVALENT about
whether to plant tomatoes or corn.
• Jeb’s AMBIVALENCE about which diet
to choose made him disregard the
whole idea of losing weight.
Animosity
• What do you think it
means?
• Link Phrase: Animals
in the city
Animosity
(an ih MAHS uh tee)
Noun (n)
A feeling of ill-will; bitter hostility
• The two sisters had a deep-seated
ANIMOSITY toward each other.
• Displaying ANIMOSITY for his neighbor,
Roger built a fence between their
houses.
• Whenever the two rival teams
encounter each other, they show their
ANIMOSITY by mocking the other’s
mascot.
Annex
• What do you think it
means?
• Link Phrase: Necks
Annex
(an NEKS)
Verb (v)
To add or attach
• The wedding reception was held in
the ANNEX of the church.
• Because the school was growing
quickly, portable buildings were
ANNEXED to the campus.
• The ANNEX being built adjacent to
the hospital is nearly complete.
Apex
• What do you think it
means?
• Link Phrase: Ape X
Apex
(AY peks)
Noun (n)
The highest point; peak
• Our shadows were shortest when the
sun had reached its APEX.
• Christina marked the APEX before
she finished the graphing problem.
• When the swing reached its APEX,
we feared the little girl might fall off.
Appease
• What do you think it
means?
• Link Phrase: Peas
Appease
(ah PEEZ)
Verb (v)
To soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving into
• To APPEASE his mother, Zachary
always walked the dog before
dinner.
• The sergeant APPEASED his troops by
giving them an extra day of rest and
relaxation.
• The trainer APPEASES the monkey by
giving him extra bananas.
Asinine
• What do you think it
means?
• Link Phrase: Ass of
mine
Asinine
(ASS ah nine)
Ajective (adj)
Silly; Stupid
• Adam is usually a nice guy, but
sometimes he is so ASININE no one
can stand him.
• The phone solicitor asked so many
ASININE questions that I finally hung
up.
• The student’s speech was full of
ASININE comments and jokes.
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