Monday, January 17, 2011

Vocabulary

1. Observationthe act of noticing or paying attention.
            Exhe reported his observations to the mayor. 




2. Emphasize:to stress, single out as 


important.
          Ex: My mom emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.


3. Reactiona response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude.
         Exhe was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance.






4. Definegive a definition for the meaning of a word        
       Ex: Mr. Patrick told me to define the word "happiness" .






5. Tersely:  same meaning of summary
        ExHe tersely tell me one short word that make me love him so much.


6. Breach:a hole
       Ex: I used the stick and breached the paper.


7. Riveted: I was reverted listen to my what my teacher was teaching.   


8. Vigil: A period of alert watchfulness during normal sleeping hours.
      Ex: I keep vigil every five minute at night because it will make me easy to sleep.








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