Lesson 1 - Words About Vocabulary

A word that means the opposite of another word.

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Terminology

• Derivative

A thought or an idea.

• Concept

• Context

• Glossary

• Antonym

The words surrounding a word that make its meaning clear OR the situation surrounding something.

• Context

• Concept

• Retain

• Specialized

A word formed from another word.

• Derivative

• Synonym

• Effective

• Glossary

Able to accomplish a result; useful in bringing about a result OR starting at a certain time.

• Effective

• Retain

• Specialized

• Terminology

A list of definitions for terms or important words used in a certain text.

• Glossary

• Terminology

• Antonym

• Concept

To hold or to keep OR to hold in memory.

• Retain

• Terminology

• Synonym

• Derivative

Having one use among many possible uses; specific.

• Specialized

• Retain

• Synonym

• Context

A word with the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word.

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Glossary

• Context

Vocabulary particular to a certain subject.

• Terminology

• Glossary

• Effective

• Derivative