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WOD WORDS!. The Five People You Meet in Heaven Set 2. VERB. Intersect. to cut or divide by passing through or acro ss to cross, as lines or wires. Other Forms/Synonyms: Cross, Cut, Meet. Origin: 1605–15; Latin Syllables: 3 Pronunciation: in- ter - sekt. EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
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WOD WORDS! The Five People You Meet in Heaven Set 2
VERB Intersect • to cut or divide by passing through or across • to cross, as lines or wires. Other Forms/Synonyms: Cross, Cut, Meet Origin: 1605–15; Latin Syllables: 3 Pronunciation: in-ter-sekt EXAMPLE SENTENCES: 1. The highway intersects the town. Our definition intersects with the background image. A venn diagram has two circles that intersect.
Origin: 1930–35 Syllables: 2 Pronunciation: en-kohd VERB Encode Example Sentence: Memory cues help us encode our WOD words into picture form. to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code Other forms/Synonyms: Encrypt, Mental Glue
Example Sentence: He used the bayonet to harm the German enemy during WWI. BAYONET Origin: 1605–15; French Pronunciation: bey-uh-net Syllables: 3 NOUN • a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
NOUN Ballyhoo! Origin: 1830–40, Americanism Pronunciation: bal-ee-hoo Syllables: 3 • a noisy, confused, or nonsensical situation or uproar • clamor or outcry Example Sentence: The ballyhoo from the circus crowd was out of control when the conductor introduced the lion tamers! Other Forms/Synonyms buildup, hoopla, fanfare, hype
VERB L a E D Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English Pronunciation: awl-ter Syllables: 2 t e R • to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, etc. • to change; become different or modified Other Forms/Synonyms: Change, Modify, Adjust Example Sentence: All of the text on this page has been altered to make it more exciting!