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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Week 1. Acceptable. ac·cept·a·ble Adjective 1. capable or worthy of being accepted . 2. pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome. Beginning. be·gin·ning  noun

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Week 1

  2. Acceptable ac·cept·a·ble Adjective 1.capable or worthy of being accepted. 2. pleasing to the receiver;satisfactory;agreeable;welcome.

  3. Beginning be·gin·ning  noun 1. an actor circumstance of entering upon an action or state: the beginningof hostilities. 2. the point of timeorspace at which anything begins: the beginning of the Christian era; the beginning of the route. 3. the first part: the beginningofthe

  4. calendar  cal·en·dar Noun 1. a table or registerwith the days of each month and week in a year: He marked thedateon his calendar. 2. any of various systems of reckoning time, especially with reference to the beginning, length, and divisions of the year. Compare Chinese calendar, Gregorian calendar, Hindu calendar, Jewish calendar, Julian calendar, Muslim calendar. 3. a list or register, especially one arranged chronologically, as of appointments, work to be done, orcases to be tried in a court.

  5. deceive de·ceive  verb (used with object) 1. to mislead byafalse appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyeras a freighter. 2. to be unfaithful to

  6. embarrassment em·bar·rass·ment  noun 1.thestateof being embarrassed; disconcertment; abashment. 2. anact or instanceofembarrassing.

  7. finally Fin-nal·ly adverb 1. at the final point or moment; in the end. 2. in a finalmanner;conclusively or decisively. 3. at last; eventually;after considerable delay: After three tries, he finally passed his drivingtest.

  8. gauge gauge noun verb (used with object) 1. to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure. 2. to appraise, estimate, or judge.

  9. height height noun 1. extentordistance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet. 2. distance upward from a given level to a fixed point: the height from the ground to the first floor; the height of an animal at the shoulder.

  10. imitate im·i·tate verb (usedwith object), im·i·tat·ed, im·i·tat·ing. 1. to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother. 2. to mimic; impersonate:Thestudents imitated the teacher behind her back. 3. to make a copy of; reproduce closely

  11. jewelry jew·el·ry Noun 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment. 2. any ornamentsforpersonal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, includingthose of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like.

  12. kernel ker·nel    Noun 1. the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. 2. the body of a seed within its husk or integuments. 3. a whole seed grain, as of wheat or corn.

  13. labeled la·bel  noun 1. a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership,destination, etc. 2. a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc.

  14. magically mag·i·cal    Adjective 1. produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical. 2. mysteriously enchanting: a magicalnight. 3. of or pertaining to magic.

  15. nauseous nau·seous  adjective 1. affected with nausea; nauseated: to feel nauseous. 2. causing nausea; sickening; nauseating. 3. disgusting; loathsome: a nauseous display ofgreed.

  16. occasion oc·ca·sion    Noun 1. a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions. 2. a special or important time, event,ceremony, celebration, etc.: His birthday will be quite an occasion.

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