Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Examples:
Mary retained, kept, the deed to her mother's
house.
I wonder if that fruit is edible, able to be
eaten.
Synonyms(ordefinitions)
A synonym, is a word or phrase with the same meaning.
Mostcastleshadhighwallsandwere
surroundedbyawaterfilledditchcalleda
moat.
Theharlequin,likethecircus
clown,wasafoolwholovedto
perform.
Antonym
Awordorphrasewiththeoppositemeaning.
Jerry is very clumsy, but his sister Jenny is adroit.
Explanation
Sometimes the meaning of a word or phrase
is explained immediately following its use.
Etymology, which is the study of the origin of words,
finds many teachers taking the bull by its horns
when unraveling the mysteries of vocabulary
studies.
A biographer, or one who writes about people's
lives, is an example of an author.
Example
Writers use words like: such as," "for instance,"
and "for example" indicate examples.
The student was suffering from anxiety. For
example, when he first saw the test, he began to
tremble.
OldMr..Rileywasquitespryforhisage.Dailyhe
walkedseveralblockstobuyanewspaper,andIoften
sawhimworkinginhisgarden.
Whichwordsorphrasesmighthelpyoufigureoutwhat
sprymeans?
Dailyhewalkedseveralblocks
workinginhisgarden.
Wilsonputonaheavycoat,awoolscarf,severalpairsofsocks
insidehisboots,andfurlinedglovestoprotecthimselfagainstthe
frigidweather.
Frigidmeans:
(1)verydry
(2)veryhot
(3)verywet
(4)verycold
(5)veryold
(4)verycold
Nippers,spraggers,andmuledriversenviedtheminersand
laborers,whosestrengthwasmeasuredincoal.
Whatdoweknow?
Nippersandspraggersarenotlikeminersandlaborers.
Theyenviedthem,suggestingthattheirpositionislower
andlessimportantthanthelaborersandminers.
IfyoulearnwhataworddoesNOTmean,youcanfigureout
whatitmeans.
Lowlevelworkersincoalmines
Acrophobia,orfearofheights,canmakelifedifficultfor
tightropewalkerswhosufferfromit.
fearofheights
Bibliographiesareoftenplacedattheendofachapteror
textbooktolistbooksinwhichyoumayfindmoreinformation.
Bibliographiesare:
(1) Listofbooks
(2) Listofchapters
(3) Listofwords
(4) Listofauthors
(1)Listofbooks