Jessica Parada #21

Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
11/11/15
20 Words
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Abate: (Verb) Not good impact/threatening [Ex: The weather in LA is abate.]

Abode: (Noun) House [Go to the abode, the mother said.]
Accord: (Verb) Giving [The boy accord a pencil to the teacher]
Acrid: (Adj.) Not the best smell/taste [There is acrid smell in the subway.]
Adept: (Adj.) Expert at something/better [The person who came in today is an adept at
shoes.]
6. Adjacent: (Adj.) Next to an object [The dog is adjacent to the vase.]
7. Advocate: (Noun) Supporting [The paperclip is advocating the papers so they wont fall
out.]
8. Affable: (Adj.) Kind/Likeable [Water is affable.]
9. Affliction: (Noun) In pain [The woman is having an affliction because of her broken
leg.]
10. Akin: (Adj.) Relatable/Same thing [All TVs are akin.]
11. Allege: (Verb) Claiming something [The girl was alleging that the doll was hers.]
12. Allure: (Noun) Appealing/ pulling [The smell of perfume allure people to buy it.]
13. Ambiguous: (Adj.) Having multiple meaning [A computer is ambiguous.]
14. Amiss: (Adj.) Not the same/unusual [Ever since they came back everything was amiss.]
15. Anarchy: (Noun) Not following the rules [People who are anarchy can get in trouble.]
16. Apathetic: (Adj.) Uninterested/ Not a lot of emotions [The dog was apathetic during
the ride.]
17. Apex: (Noun) Top/ Highest point [The hikers went to the apex of the mountain.]
18. Articulate: (Adj.) Speaking professionally/fluently [Some people are articulate in
English.]
19. Aspire: (Verb) Dreams/ Wanting [The girl aspires to get a kitten when she gets older.]
20. Assimilate: (Verb) Getting information [The detective is assimilating.]