Tuesday, October 13, 2009

words & examples.

here are the definitions and examples of the words I picked up. (:


complied
: To be courteous or obedient. [page 70]
example: Mary complied to her doctor's orders to take her medicine twice a day.

guffawed: A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter. [page 71]
example: Ryan guffawed when his brother recited a love poem in front of the whole class.

inadvertent: not attentive; marked by unintentional lack of care. [page 71]
example: Lola was inadvertent and barely awake when her principal gave a speech about the consequences of vandalism.



Some Spanish words (:


*cielo: it is the Spanish word for "sky." [page 72]
example: Jorge wondered why there so many airplanes flying up high in the cielo.

*amor: is the Spanish word for "love." [page 85]
example: Rosa ran away from home with her amor in order for them to be together.



-MONICA SHARMA (:

2 comments:

  1. I realized that some of the words sort of sound like italian.
    Amor means love in Italian as well. (:

    -Angelina :D

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  2. Thank you Monica for these definitions! Really angelina, it's the same in italian? That's interesting!

    -Michelle Xia

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