VOCABULARY

ABRASION / ABRASIVE

ABRASION / ABRASIVE

• noun 1. A wearing away, or rubbing away from friction.
• noun 2. A scraped or worn area.
• adjective 1. Causing wear by rubbing.
• adjective 2. Harsh or rough in manner.
• 1. This protectively covering helps to prevent abrasion of floor tiles.
• 2. The abrasive scales and find on a fish can scratch and cause you to billed if these fish are not held properly.

CLAD

CLAD

• adjective 1. Clothed or covered
• Clad in a ski jacket, and snow pants, she was ready for the blizzard outside.

CORRABORATE

CORRABORATE

• verb 1. To provide evidence to make more certain - to confirm
• She called her friend to corroborate if the homework was correct.

CURsORY

CUSORY

• adjective 1. Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail.
• She was stressed, and her homework was cursory done.

DEHYDRATE / DEHYDRATION / DEHYDRATED

DEHYDRATE / DEHYDRATION / DEHYDRATED

• verb 1. To remove water from.
• verb 2. To cause to lose bodily fluids.
• noun 1. The state of being dehydrated
• adjective 1. - verb 3. To have removed liquid.
• You can dehydrate fruits into another tasty snack.
• The dehydration of the skin leaves it dry.
• The dehydrated tomato became wrinkly.

DERIVE

DERIVE

• verb 1. To take or receive from a source.
• verb 2. To obtain through reasoning.
• After working so hard, she derived all A's the whole year.

ELECTRIFY / ELECTTIFIED

ELECTRIFY / ELECTRIFIED

• verb 1. To wire with electric power.
• verb 2. To thrill or shock.
• The squirrel was electrified on the electric fence.
• The crowd was electrified with horror.

ENDEAVOR

ENDEAVOR

• verb 1. To attempt earnestly
• verb 2. A serious, earnest, effort toward a goal.
• She made big endeavor playing basketball.

GINGERLY

GINGERLY

• adjective 1. Cautious - Very careful
• adverb 1. Extremely cautiously
• She took a gingerly step on the slippery rocks.

GRIMACE

GRIMACE

• verb 1. To make a face expressing feelings of pain, discust, or contempt.
• noun 1. A facial expression that seems to express pain, contempt, or disgust.
• She grimaced as she poked her skin with her needle.

GRUESOME

GRUSOME

• adjective 1. Causing shock or horror.
• The gruesome movie made people scream.

INVENTORY

INVENTORY

• noun 1. A list or possessions or goods on hand.
• noun 2. The stock of goods on hand.
• verb 1. To make complete list of.
• Targets inventory of clothing is large.

SIMULATE

SIMULATE

• verb 1. To take on the qualities of another - To imitate.
• verb 2. To pretend.
• There are games that simulate real life.

SUCCUMB

SUCCUMB

• verb 1. To give up - To yeild.
• verb 2. To ceased - To die
• He had succumbed to the cold weather.

SURMISE

SURMISE

• verb 1. To supposed something without sufficient evidence.
• noun 1. A guess
• She surmised that the bad grade was due to the lack of knowledge.

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