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7 th Vocab. f und, found, fus = ‘pour, melt’. literal vs figurative . Interviewer 1. 1. Describe what happens in a blood transfusion . 2. Too many things happening at once can be confusing . How does confuse mean ‘pour or melt’.
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7th Vocab fund, found, fus = ‘pour, melt’
literal vs figurative
Interviewer 1 1. Describe what happens in a blood transfusion. 2. Too many things happening at once can be confusing. How does confuse mean ‘pour or melt’. transfusion: ‘pouring’ fluid ‘across’ from a container to a person confuse: to bewilder by ‘pouring’ too many things ‘together’
Interviewer 2 1. What is the foundation of a building? 2. What is a cash-back refund? foundation: a level surface ‘poured’ to support a building refund: money ‘poured’ ‘back’ to someone
confounded effusive profuse diffuse refuse *an apology in which many words are ‘poured’ ‘forth’ *garbage that ‘pours’ ‘back’ from houses into sewers *feeling ‘very’ confused by many things ‘poured’ ‘together’ *expressing emotions that ‘pour’ ‘out’ *disorganized; scattered and ‘poured’ in ‘different’ directions
The word foundation has many meanings. *She donated money to the heart disease foundation. * The building’s foundation easily withstood the storm. * A good education is the foundation of lifelong learning. *Some stores have a foundations department that sells undergarments. *Americans have a fundamental belief in the equality of all people.
foundry: a factory that ‘melts’ metals suffuse: ‘pour’ ‘up from under’ infuse: ‘melt’ ‘into’ a mixture refuse: to ‘pour’ ‘back’ to the giver fundamentalist: someone who believes in the basics profuse: ‘pouring’ ‘forward’; abundant