Ch 14 Vocab Word Wise

Front 1

AFFORD

Back 1

Verb:
1. To be able to pay for.
2. To be able to do.
3. To give; to provide

Front 2

BOAST

Back 2

Verb:
1. To talk with too much pride in oneself or in what one owns or has done; to brag.
2. To have and to take a proper pride in having.
Noun: An act of boasting.

Front 3

CHORD

Back 3

Noun:
Three or more notes of music played togeather.

Front 4

EXCEPTIONAL

Back 4

Adj:
Unusually good.

Front 5

FORTUNATE

Back 5

Adj:
Lucky

Front 6

FRINGE

Back 6

Noun:
1. An edge made of short lengths of material such as thread, used to decorate clothes.
2. An outside edge

Front 7

HUMBLE

Back 7

Adj:
1. Plain and simple.
2. Not proud; modest.
Verb:
To bring down to defeat.

Front 8

MEADOW

Back 8

Noun:
A field of grass or wildflowers.

Front 9

MELANCHOLY

Back 9

Adj:
Filled with sorrow.
Noun:
A state of sadness.

Front 10

OBSTINATE

Back 10

Adj:
Not willing to give in; stubborn.

Front 11

PLEAD

Back 11

Verb:
1. To ask for something that is felt to be very important; to beg.
2. To respond to a charge by a court of law.

Front 12

PLUNGE

Back 12

Verb:
1. To throw oneself into.
2. To push or force quickly.
3. To drop sharply.
Noun:
A sudden dive or fall.

Front 13

RELENT

Back 13

Verb:
To become less strict.

Front 14

SUBMIT

Back 14

Verb:
1. To give to someone to look over or to decide about.
2. To give in to someone or something.

Front 15

TRUDGE

Back 15

Verb:
to walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort.

Front 16

PERSNICKETY

Mr. Klien is a persnickety teacher.

Back 16

Adj.
Fastidious or fussy; Obsessive aboutsmall details, demanding for precision.

Synonym: choosy, demanding

Front 17

FINAGLE

Ireane tried to finagle a passing grade.

Back 17

Verb:
1. To obtain by indirect or involved means.
2. To obtain by trickery.

He finagled a ticket to the concert.

Front 18

ANTI

Prefix - A word phrase placed at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word

Back 18

It's meaning is "Against"

Such as "Antifreeze", Antiwar"

Front 19

DE

Prefix - A word phrase placed at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word

Back 19

It's meaning is "Opposite"

Such as "Defrost" , "Degerm"

Front 20

"ABLE" "IBLE"

Suffix - A word phrase placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word.

Back 20

It's meaning is "can be done".

Such as "Comfortable"