Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Vocabulary #6.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Vocabulary #6."— Presentation transcript:

1 Vocabulary #6

2 ADDICT-n. Junk food addicts can’t change their eating habits because they crave it all the time

3 ADDICT-n. A person with a very strong desire for something that is habit-forming and sometimes harmful

4 ASPIRE-v. Every NFL team aspires to win the Super Bowl, but only one of them accomplishes that goal.

5 ASPIRE-v. To have a strong desire to get or do something; to seek

6 BIAS-n. The lawyers in town insist that Judge Lewis shows bias in favor of women, because they always win their cases.

7 BIAS-n. A preference that prevents one from being impartial; prejudice

8 BLATANT-adj. The student’s promise to give out gifts if elected was a blatant attempt to win votes.

9 BLATANT-adj. Very obvious in an offensive or shameless way.

10 CANDID-adj. Tony asked his teacher for her candid opinion about his poem, so that he could improve it if needed.

11 CANDID-adj. Expressed honestly and without holding back unpleasant truths.

12 CONFRONT-v. Do you intend to confront the people who have been spreading rumors about you?

13 CONFRONT-v. To stand up to; to face boldly.

14 DEBUT-n. Radio broadcasting made its debut in 1920, and soon became a form of entertainment for many people.

15 DEBUT-n. A first public appearance.

16 ENROLL-v. A small inheritance from my grandmother made it possible for me to enroll in art school.

17 ENROLL-v. To sign up to become a member of some group or activity; to register.

18 FLUSTER-v. The personal question flustered me, so I got red in the face and was unable to think of an answer quickly.

19 FLUSTER-v. To make nervous, embarrassed, or confused.

20 IMPUNITY-n. Those who think they can smoke cigarettes with impunity are sadly mistaken, most end up suffering from cancer.

21 IMPUNITY-n. Freedom from being harmed or punished.

22 INTENSIFY-v. Volunteers will intensify their efforts to find the missing girl, in order to find her quickly.

23 INTENSIFY-v. To increase; to strengthen or deepen.

24 INTIMIDATE-v. The pitcher’s mean look was intended to intimidate the batter, but the batter still hit a home run.

25 INTIMIDATE-v. To frighten, especially by threatening someone.

26 OBNOXIOUS-adj. An obnoxious man at the next table ruined our meal by complaining all night in a very loud voice.

27 OBNOXIOUS-adj. Very unpleasant; disgusting.

28 RETORT-v. “You have much to be modest about,” I retorted when the speaker claimed to be a modest person.

29 RETORT-v. To answer, especially in a quick or clever way.

30 STINT-n. After finishing college, Marsha had a two year stint in the Peace Corps in Kenya.

31 STINT-n. A period of time devoted to a job or some task.


Download ppt "Vocabulary #6."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google