Friday, November 21, 2008

Vocab Lesson 13

1. avid - adjective--having a strong desire for, eager for, greedy for, marked by keen interest and enthusiasm. For example: (1) I am an avid reader. (2) He avid for adventure.
2. intuition - noun. A quick insight; something you know without studying.
3. mutual - adjective. Reciprocal; having the same relation each toward the other. The hate between the enemies was mutual.
4. principal
5. principle
6. zealous-adjective - devoted, diligent, very enthusiastic.
7. suggest
8. tension
9. humble
10. exaggerate

IMPORTANT: When you these these words in a sentence, think what part of speech they are. You guys should know how to use a noun, adjective, verb, and adverb in a sentence---this is what we're doing for our Grammar Unit! For example, for intuition, don't write, "I am intuition." Intuition is a noun and in that sentence it is being used as an adjective (describing noun "I"). For mutual, do not write, "I have mutual." Mutual is an adjective and in that sentence it is being used as an adjective. Write correct sentences. Think about how to use these words correctly. Please don't just write "I am zealous" or "He is zealous." Add a little more to that sentence so that I know without a doubt that you understand the word.

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