Vocabulary Log Template

Word:_tandem__________ Predict the part of speech: _adjective_________________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: _____________________________________

_I think word means something negative, it seems like that

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): ___having two things arranged one in front of the other.
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Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:__synonyms: lineup, set opposite: individual, single

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Create your own sentence using the word in context: __Although tandem driving is no longer used for any

practical purpose, it's a great alternative for drivers to vary their training and have some fun

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Word:__codification_________ Predict the part of speech: ___noun_______________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: __I think it means making process based on

codes because it contains word “code”___________________________________

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): ___the action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.
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Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:___synoynms: act, measure opposite: hardware, decode

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Create your own sentence using the word in context: ____A demand for codification is

high.__________________________________________

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Word:_disrupt__________ Predict the part of speech: ____verb______________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: ______It looks like word “disturb” maybe it

means something barrier that doesn’t let something to be arranged_______________________________

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): _____interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
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Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:___synonyms: disturb, rattle opposite: appease, calm, enlighten

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Create your own sentence using the word in context: __You can't just march into a person's life

and disrupt it.

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Word:__push-pull_________ Predict the part of speech: _adjective_______________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: _I think it means something negative

process____________________________________

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): __move with force____________________________________________________________

Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:____synonyms: muscle into, beat back opposite: attract, decompression

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Create your own sentence using the word in context: __He push-pulled the table into a

corner____________________________________________

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Word:__prevail_________ Predict the part of speech: ___verb_______________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: _I think it means overcome hardships or

problem because it has “pre” and means coming before

something____________________________________

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): ___prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.
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Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:_____synonyms: win through, triumph opposite: fail, lose, yield

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Create your own sentence using the word in context: _it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
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Word: rhetorical__________ Predict the part of speech: _adjective_________________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: ___I can’t guess it but maybe it means

something orderly__________________________________

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): ___relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric.
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Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:____synonyms: oratorical, vocal opposite: concise

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Create your own sentence using the word in context: __I do not imagine that I have any rhetorical art of my

own.____________________________________________

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Word:__metadiscourse_________ Predict the part of speech: _noun_________________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: _I can’t guess it because it doesn’t seem

English word. It has “meta” which is Greek word____________________________________

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): _Metadiscourse is a term that is used in philosophy to denote a discussion about a
discussion, as opposed to a simple discussion about a given topic.
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Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:___synonym: discussion, consideration, debate opposite: agreement, quiet

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1. Create your own sentence using the word in context: __Most writing needs metadiscourse, but too

much buries ideas.

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Word:_marginalization__________ Predict the part of speech: ____noun______________________

What do you think the word means? Explain why you think this.: __I think it means making space between

two other things. This word includes “margin”___________________________________

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What is the dictionary definition? (If you already know, go back to step one and choose a word you are
unfamiliar with): treatment of a person, group, or concept as insignificant or peripheral.
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Look up synonyms (words that are similar) or antonyms (words meaning the opposite). Write them

here:___synonyms: criticize, demean opposite: elevate, praise,

promote__________________________________________________________________________________

Create your own sentence using the word in context: _The magazine noted that the market economy had led

to the marginalization of public intellectuals, but they had never been more necessary.

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