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South Dade Middle FCAT vocabulary builder

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Page 1: March 2009 College Words

College Word of College Word of the Weekthe Week

ambiguous

Page 2: March 2009 College Words

• Part of speech:

adjective

• Definition:

causing uncertainty

ambiguous

Page 3: March 2009 College Words

ambiguousSentence:

The Mayor’s ambiguous speech made it hard to tell which side he supported.

Page 4: March 2009 College Words

ambiguous

How can you use ambiguous in your

vocabulary this week?

Page 5: March 2009 College Words

College Word of the Week

retrospect

Page 6: March 2009 College Words

retrospect• Part of speech:

Noun

• Definition:

when looking to the past

Page 7: March 2009 College Words

• Sentence:

She saw, in retrospect, that the problem could not have been

avoided.

retrospect

Page 8: March 2009 College Words

How can you use retrospect in your

vocabulary this week?

retrospect

Page 9: March 2009 College Words

College Word of the Week

camaraderie

Page 10: March 2009 College Words

• Part of speech: NOUN

• Definition:a feeling of close

friendship and trust among a group of

people

camaraderie

Page 11: March 2009 College Words

• SENTENCE

The teachers at South Dade Middle School have formed a camaraderie among each other.

camaraderie

Page 12: March 2009 College Words

camaraderie

How can you use camaraderie in your

vocabulary this week?

Page 13: March 2009 College Words

College Word of the Week

incredulous

Page 14: March 2009 College Words

Part of speech:ADJECTIVE

Definition:UNWILLING TO BELIEVE

incredulous

Page 15: March 2009 College Words

SENTENCE

Most people nowadays are in incredulous about ghosts

and witches.

incredulous

Page 16: March 2009 College Words

How can you use incredulous in your vocabulary this week?

incredulous