Unit 3: Week 5 & 6

Unit 3: Week 5 & 6

Vocabulary Review

drowsy

• Definition - ready to fall asleep

• Sentence: That medicine makes me feel drowsy.

• Synonyms: tired, sleepy

• Antonyms: alert, awake, energized

mend

• Definition - to repair

• Sentence: We will need to find someone to mend those pants since they have a tear.

• Synonyms: fix, repair

• Antonyms: break, destroy

unite

• Definition - to come together

• Sentence: If we all unite as a team, I am sure we can complete the work.

• Synonyms: combine, join

• Antonyms: divide, separate

accurate

• Definiton - free from mistakes

• Sentence: He used multiple strategies to make sure his answer was accurate.

• Synonyms: correct, right, flawless

• Antonyms: wrong, inaccurate, flawed

massive

• Definition - large

• Sentence: We needed a massive truck to hold all our boxes when we moved.

• Synonyms: large, huge, heavy

• Antonyms: small, tiny, light

maximum

• Definiton - the highest amount

• Sentence: You are allowed to have a maximum of two books in your book box.

• Synonyms: greatest, most, highest

• Antonyms: minimum, least, lowest, smallest

minimum

• Definiton - the lowest amount

• Sentence: You should read for a minimum of 30 minutes each day.

• Synonyms: least, lowest, smallest

• Antonyms: maximum, greatest, most, highest

bellow

• Definition - to holler loudly

• Sentence: You can hear the cow bellow from across the farm.

• Synonyms: holler, yell, shout

• Antonyms: whisper, murmur

decade

• Definition - a period of ten years

• Sentence: The happy couple celebrated a decade of marriage.

• Synonyms: ten

• Antonyms: There is not a perfect antonym for decade.

century

• Definition- a period of 100 years

• Sentence: We have far more technology now than they did a century ago.

• Synonyms: hundred

• Antonyms: There is not a perfect antonym for century.