Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 31 To allot something means to give it to someone.The coach allotted each team five minutes to prepare a strategy. To appall means to horrify, shock, or disgust someone.The boy was appalled when he saw the accident. A cache is a hiding place for valuable things.The… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 30 Amber is a hard, yellowish material that comes from trees. The necklace was made from pieces of amber. Charcoal is a black material that is used as fuel for fire. There was burnt charcoal left on the ground from an old fire. A columnist is… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 29 If something is analogous to another thing, then it is like it in certain ways. The relationship with his teacher was analogous to that of a son and mother. Binoculars are a device used for seeing things that are far away. He could see the… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 28 If something is adjoining, it is next to or joined with a building, or room. I couldn’t sleep because the people in the adjoining room were loud. To allege something is to say that it is true without offering proof. The little girl had alleged… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 27 An analogy is a connection made between things to show that they are similar. The doctor made an analogy between the human heart and a water pump. A person’s ancestry is the series of people from whom a person descended. We studied our ancestry and… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 26 To constrain something means to limit its development. Jim cannot join us because he is constrained by previous plans. A depot is a bus or train station. He waited for his mother to arrive at the depot. To emulate people means to imitate them because… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 25 An acrobat is a person who entertains people by doing amazing physical things. There were acrobats at the circus that did impressive and complicated jumps. Advocacy is the act of supporting or recommending something. Janine’s strong advocacy for the event made people want to attend.… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 24 To abide by something, like a rule, means to obey it. If you want to play the game with us, you must be willing to abide by our rules. Conversion is the act of changing something into a different state or form. The city discussed… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 23 To allocate something means to put it aside for a certain purpose or person. The government allocated $100 million to aid the disaster relief effort. When food is appetizing, it looks and smells very good. The appetizing plate of cookies was gone in half an… Read More »
Sorry, your browser doesn’t support html5! Word List. Unit 22 A coward is a person who lacks courage to do risky or dangerous things. A firefighter cannot be a coward. They have to be able to act quickly. To delete something means to remove or erase written material. Several lines had been deleted from her… Read More »