Vocabulary 2-1

Rate the words above Acquire/Acquisition Antagonize Competent/Competence Comprise Correspond/Correspondence Dilapidated Illustrious Incident Greek –chron Latin –Temp Rate the words above

Acquire –verb to gain ownership of something Acquisition –noun something that is acquired Most tourist often acquire souvenirs from places they visit. They left their vacation with suitcases full of acquisitions.

antagonize –verb to make an enemy of; to stir up in anger You will antagonize your classmates if you make derogatory comments about them. Synonym: annoy, irritate

competent –adj having the ability to do what is needed competence –noun the ability to do what is needed The driving instructor tested to see if Dan was competent to drive his mother’s car. The examination tests the student’s competence to drive safely.

comprise –verb 1 to form or make up 2 to consist of or include Six states comprise New England. New England comprises six states. Synonym: includes

correspond –verb 1 to match; be equal to 2 to exchange letters correspondence –noun the act of exchanging letters Thomas Jefferson was known to correspond with many people. The collection of Jefferson’s correspondence is comprised of over 20,000 letters.

dilapidated –adj in poor condition from neglect or age Because the house was so dilapidated, it wasn’t worth remodeling. Synonym: decrepit, run-down, derelict

illustrious –adj very famous; outstanding Picasso’s illustrious career lasted nearly 80 of his 91 years. Picasso Synonym: well-known, famous, renown

incident –noun something that happens in real life; or in a story; an event often of little importance The accident was a minor fender- bender, so I gave the incident no thought until my neck began to hurt. Synonym: event; occurrence

Chron (Greek) Time Temp (Latin) time Chronological –arrange in order of things happened Chronic Continuing or occurring again and again Synchronize to make things happen at the same time Temporary –a limited amount of time Tempo –timing or speed at which a musical piece is played or sung Contemporary -happening or beginning now or in recent times