vocab in context 1
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GRAPH To write or draw
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence Example
Mr. Ianuzzi had us graph the slope
of the line for each problem.
AutographAutobiographyBibliographyPhotograph
Graphic
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1. Autobiography (Noun) History of a person’s life told by that personSynonym - Same Antonym -
OppositeSentence Example
JournalMemoir
. Autobiographic
al incident(personal narrative)
Barack Obama’s autobiography revealed secrets he had never told anyone and sold millions of copies in the U.S.
2. Graphic (noun) a picture or chart; (adjective) written, inscribed or drawn
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence Examples
(adj) illustrative (adj) vagueGraphic
organizerGraphic violence
After they returned to CPCS, Mr. Kelly’s students used a graphic organizer to help plan their essay about meeting President Obama.
3. Murmur (noun) a low sound, usually negative; (verb) to complain in a low voiceSynonym - Same Antonym -
OppositeSentence Example
(verb) mutter (verb) grumble
(verb) scream (verb) shout
I went down again, this time without a murmur, and my last thought was a vague wonder that
my own sister should want to
murder me with a rowboat oar.
Murmur of disapproval
4. Apparel (noun) clothing; (verb) to dress or put clothes on someone
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence
(noun) clothing (noun)
attire
605 appareled the felines in
pirate hats and eye patches for the kitty fashion
show.
Formal apparelSeasonal apparel
Example
5. Famished (adjective) suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence Example
starvingravenous
Famished for attention
Famished refugees
fullsatiated
The students in 601 were far too famished during fifth period to pay
attention to Mr. Kelly’s homework
instructions.
INTER Between, among
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence Example
Mr. Kelly intervened in
the argument to tell Jose the
eagles lost due to an interception.
InteractInterim
InterveneIntercept
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6. HYPOCRITE (noun) a person who pretends to be something he/she isn’t, a two-faced person.
Synonym - Same Sentence
ImposterPhony
Two-faced friend
Madeline was exposed as a hypocrite when her friends discovered her gossiping about them behind their backs.
7. Incomprehensible (adjective) impossible to understandSynonym - Same Antonym -
OppositeSentence Example
UnbelievablePuzzling
Clear
It is incomprehensible to me that the
student didn’t make corrections to his vocabulary
test.
Incomprehensible accent
Incomprehensible instructions
8. Intercept (verb) take, sieze or stop
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence Example
SiezeCut off
Intercept a message
Intercept a football
AllowRelease
The FBI intercepted a secret message between international spies and showed the message to the president.
9. Intervene (verb) come between disputing groups or people
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence Example
NegotiateInterfere
Intervene to stop a fight
Intervene to help a friend
IgnoreBecause the conflict in Syria was becoming increasinglyviolent, President Obama used the military to intervene.
10. Maneuver (noun) a planned, controlled movement; (verb) to change the position of
Synonym - Same Antonym - Opposite
Sentence Example
(verb) navigate
(verb) move
(verb) stop
Because Camden’s Promise has small classrooms, students find it difficult to maneuver up and down the desk rows.
Maneuver a space shipAn offensive Maneuver in football