WordsAlive (adapted from Virginia Department of Education, 2001)

1. Instruct students to write the vocabulary word above the first box.

2. Ask students to answer each of the five questions below the word.

3. Direct students to draw a picture that depicts the meaning of the word.

4. Have students write a caption that describes the picture and uses the vocabulary word.

WORD
abnegate

What do you think the word means?

The verb that have some negative meaning.

What does the dictionary say the word means?

to not allow yourself to have something, especially
something you like or want; to not accept something,
or to say that you do not have something

Write a definition of the word using your own words.

renounce or reject something
What are some other words that mean What are some other words that mean the
the same thing as the word? opposite of the word?
Abstain, decline, forbear, refrain, reject, Accept, continue, indulge, use, support,
Deny, renounce, give up, abdicate, Adhere, espouse
abandon.

Sketch of Word

Picture Caption Using the Word

He attempts to abnegate personal responsibility.
Considerations: A “Word” About Vocabulary
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