unit 11 Flashcards
(20 cards)
attorney
n. An attorney is one who gives others advice about the law. The attorney appeared in front of the judge for me.
chronic
adj. When something is chronic’ it happens over and over again for a long time. He had chronic pain in his chest and needed to see a doctor.
discipline
n. Discipline is training that helps people follow the rules. One of the teacher’s jobs is to teach her students discipline.
donor
n. A donor is somebody who gives something to an organization. He was proud to be a blood donor.
fellow
n. A fellow is someone who shares a job or quality with someone else. All of my fellow patients at the hospital have also complained about the food.
gossip
n. Gossip is information that might be untrue but is still discussed anyway. The friends exchanged gossip about the people they knew in school.
graduate
v. To graduate from a school means to complete and pass all courses of study there. At the end of the spring’ my friends and I will graduate from high school.
graffiti
n. Graffiti is words or drawings in public places. The wall was covered with colorful graffiti.
guardian
n. A guardian is someone who protects somebody or something. The librarians are the guardians of the books.
implicate
v. To implicate someone is to show that they have done a crime or something bad. The man was implicated in the theft at the store.
kin
n. Kin is a person’s family and relatives. His kin were all farmers.
referee
n. A referee is a person who makes sure that the rules are followed in sports. The soccer player didn’t agree with the referee.
sever
v. To sever something is to cut through it completely. He severed the string using scissors.
shaft
n. A shaft is a handle of a tool or weapon. The golf club had a long wooden shaft that he held in his hands.
stab
v. To stab means to cut with the end of a sharp object like a knife. He stabbed the fork into the potato and passed it to his daughter.
stimulus
n. A stimulus is something that causes growth or activity. Having a lot of money is a stimulus for people to buy more things.
suspicion
n. A suspicion is a feeling that something is possible or true in a crime. The police had a suspicion that the driver had stolen the purse.
terminate
v. To terminate something means to stop or end it. The trip was terminated after the car broke down.
theme
n. A theme is the main subject of a book’ movie’ or painting. The students discussed the book’s theme in class.
tuition
n. Tuition is the amount of money paid to go to a school. University tuitions have increased by 50 percent in the last five years.
