1. Lesson One Vocabulary Carrie Hunnicutt Vocabulary – Lesson One

2. Antonym 0 A word that means the opposite of another word 0 The words love and hate are antonyms.

3. Concept 0 A thought or an idea 0 In just two days, my amazing students learned the concept of metacognition.

4. Context 0 The words surrounding a word that make its meaning clear. 0 Depending upon the context, the word mad can mean “angry” or it can mean “insane.”

5. Derivative 0 A word formed from another word 0 The words serving, servant, and service are derivatives of the word serve.

6. Effective 0 Able to accomplish a result; useful in bringing about a result. 0 Draining swamps where mosquitoes breed has been effective in reducing malaria.

7. Glossary 0 A list of definitions for terms or important words used in a certain text. 0 The glossary in the back of our science text defined the terms force, dynamic, and vector.

8. Retain 0 To hold or keep 0 Plastic molds can help shape and retain a person’s teeth.

9. Specialized 0 Having one use among many possible uses; specific 0 Words like foul and base have specialized meanings in sports.

10. Synonym 0 A word with the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word 0 The words finish and complete are synonyms.

11. Terminology 0 Vocabulary particular to a certain subject 0 Megabyte, software, and bug are examples of computer terminology.