1. Vocabulary Lesson 3
Word Families

2. 1- Constricting (adj.) Tight, squeezing.
The jeans Joel tried on were constricting, so he asked for a larger size.

3. 2- Restrict (v.) Confine within bounds, restrain
The government made new laws to restrict the sale of guns.

4. 3- Stricture (n.) Something that restrains or limits, restriction.
We may have to shut ourselves off from the strictures of the society around us.

5. 4- Strain (v.) To exert oneself to the limit of one’s ability.
The runner was straining to reach the finish line.

6. 5- Preclude (v.) To make impossible, to rule out in advance.
Bad eye sight may preclude you from driving.

7. 6- Close (v.) To block against entry or passage.
The door closed quietly behind her.

8. 7- Cloister (n.)
A covered walk way with columns and arches that connects the buildings in a monastery and opens into enclosed courtyard.
She cloistered herself in the office.

9. 8- Enclosure (n.) Something that surrounds or closes in.
The animals are kept in a large enclosure.

10. 9- Exclude (v.) To prevent or restrict the entrance of, to keep out.
Until 1994 the black population was excluded from voting.

11. 10- Exclusion (n.) The act of excluding or preventing entrance.
She has been studying hard to the exclusion of everything else.

12. Activity:
In groups of four, students should create a small story using minimum four of the vocabulary words.