Vocabulary Study

Hello Families,

I spoke with many of you at conferences about starting a word study program.  This week we are going to get our feet wet with it.  Every other week, we will begin a new lesson.  At the start of the lesson, I will post the new vocabulary words on the blog.  They will not be TESTED on the words, but we will be doing activities each day with the new words.  If you can find a way to incorporate the vocabulary words into your daily life at home, that would be fabulous.

attitude
n. A way of thinking or feeling about certain things.

confess
v. To say or admit that one has done something wrong.

defend
v.  1. To keep from being attacked; to protect.

2.  To speak for; to argue in favor of.

gradual
adj. Happening slowly; taking place little by little.

hint
n.  Information given to help someone answer a question; a clue.

v.  To suggest something without directly saying what one means.

individual
n.  A single person, apart from others in a group.

adj.  Meant for just one.

malice
n.  The wish to hurt others on purpose.

misery
n.  A feeling of great unhappiness.

solution
n 1. The answer to a problem or a puzzle.

2.  A mixture formed when a liquid and some other material are mixed together.

survey
v. To look over; to examine.

n.  A study designed to gather information about an object.