Unit 2- 6th grade- vocabulary
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terricrick on August 31, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adverse | unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile, difficult, trying Ex. Some people suffer an adverse reaction if they eat peanut butter with peanuts. |
| arid | extremely dry; uninteresting dull; boring, waterless, parched, unimaginative ex. Crops will not grow in most arid regions. |
| assailant | a person who attacks violently ( with blows or words), attacker, mugger ex. The jogger was mugged by an unknown assailant. |
| billow | a large wave; to rise or swell like a wave; surge, bulge, balloon, breaker ex.The American flag billowed over the stadium field. |
| confront | to meet face to face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with, encounter ex. Sally's mom confronted her when she found out Sally didn't do her homework. |
| constrain | to force, compel; to restrain, hold back,pressure, restrict, confine, limit Ex. You can't constrain me against my will. |
| contemporary | belonging to the same period of time as oneself; a person of the same time, present day, modern, current; peer ex. Rather than ask parents for help, teens often turn to a contemporary for advice. |
| depict | to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture; sketch, draw, picture, illustrate ex.The painter chose to depict a plain prairie landscape using bold colors and shadows. |
| disinterested | fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent, neutral, impartial, unbiased, apathetic ex. A judge must remain disinterested in order to render a logical decision. |
| encompass | to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class; surround, envelop, comprise ex. Oceans encompass about 3/4 of the surface of our planet. |
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