Monday, September 9, 2013

vocabulary unit #3

vocabulary unit #3
ambiguous- unclear
adjective
English, Latin
amˈbigyo͞oə

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/12981/50_2007/unsure.jpg

This woman is ambiguous, she is unclean about what she is suppose to do.

dissident-a rebel 
noun
Latin 
disidənt

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriNjlVGBHPcFFmDYwHxem3XzwWykXtGSE4ZIZ6zfFBMZQqDpMwpRwCA8PUVWRbF_saRKm04l7iEJ7A_KZIQOgf3fV7UCaxv59cxRqTCTCngNxZHduCCBNmXlafzhOq8n1i3Nt5HnQ7Bpe/s400/angru+man+pointing.jpg

This guy is very dissident, he is very rebel about letting gay marriage being legal.

embellish-to decorate 
verb
English,French 
emˈbeliSH

http://waysandhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/How-To-Decorate-For-Christmas.pnghttp://waysandhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/How-To-Decorate-For-Christmas.png

This little kid and his dad embellish there Christmas, they are decorating it so that it can look very pretty and attracting

fritter- to waste 
verb 
English 
fritər

http://digitalparenting.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/cute-boy-playing-video-games-computer1.jpg

this kid is frittering his time, by playing video games, instead of wasting his time he could be doing his homework.

inadvertent -not intended 
adjective 
English, Latin 
ˌinədˈvərtnt

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/library/sorry_2.gif

the lady is saying sorry to the guy because she inadvertent to knock his stuff over, she did not do it on purpose she did not intend to do it.

inane- silly 
adjective 
Latin 
iˈnān

http://stevecollinsfunny.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/guy-laughing.jpg

This guy is laughing at a very inane joke that his friend told him, the joke was so silly that the guy couldn't stop laughing.

juxtapose-to put side by side 
verb
Frech,Latin 
jəkstəˌpōz


https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSqtMXvmw6iaRV4jysgd8gfAbgYZJSC4W5KD8z66D2cRoFnIA_n

he put his soccer cleats juxtapose, by putting his soccer cleats side by side, the people could see what he was selling.

lethargy-inactivity 
noun 
French,Latin 
ˈleTHərjē


http://www.all4humor.com/images/files/Lazy%20ass%20Dog.jpg

This dog is lethargy, he is not doing nothing he is inactive, he just prefers to do nothing
sporadic-irregular
adjective
Greek
spəˈradik 

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve.php?size=2&id=8214344

money falling out of the sky is very sporadic, cause it usually never happens.

subsidize- to pay for
verb
ˈsəbsəˌdīz

http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/making-payment.jpg

this person has to subsidize for his bills, if he does not pay for his bills they will overcharge him.

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