AVID Vocabulary

Daily Reading and Writing What does the AVID Program mean to you? What is your motivation to be a part of AVID?

Vocabulary: Malleable Part of Speech: adj. Definition: capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers Example: Aluminum is a very malleable metal.

Vocabulary: Bucolic Part of Speech: adj. Definition: of, pertaining to, or suggesting idyllic rural life Example: The busy New Yorker always dreamed of a more relaxed and bucolic life in the country.

Vocabulary: Eloquent Part of Speech: adj. Definition: having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech; movingly expressive Example: The eulogy he gave at his mother’s funeral was very eloquent.

Vocabulary: Halcyon Part of Speech: adj. Definition: calm; peaceful; tranquil; happy; joyful; carefree Example: The old man liked to think back to the halcyon days of his youth.