Lesson One Vocabulary

Carrie Hunnicutt Vocabulary – Lesson One

Antonym

0A word that means the opposite of another word

0The words love and hate are antonyms.

Concept

0A thought or an idea

0In just two days, my amazing students learned the concept of metacognition.

Context

0The words surrounding a word that make its meaning clear.

0Depending upon the context, the word mad can mean “angry” or it can mean “insane.”

Derivative

0A word formed from another word

0The words serving, servant, and service are derivatives of the word serve.

Effective

0Able to accomplish a result; useful in bringing about a result.

0Draining swamps where mosquitoes breed has been effective in reducing malaria.

Glossary

0A list of definitions for terms or important words used in a certain text.

0The glossary in the back of our science text defined the terms force, dynamic, and vector.

Retain

0To hold or keep

0Plastic molds can help shape and retain a person’s teeth.

Specialized

0Having one use among many possible uses; specific

0Words like foul and base have specialized meanings in sports.

Synonym

0A word with the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word

0The words finish and complete are synonyms.

Terminology

0Vocabulary particular to a certain subject

0Megabyte, software, and bug are examples of computer terminology.