march 2009 college words
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South Dade Middle FCAT vocabulary builderTRANSCRIPT
College Word of College Word of the Weekthe Week
ambiguous
• Part of speech:
adjective
• Definition:
causing uncertainty
ambiguous
ambiguousSentence:
The Mayor’s ambiguous speech made it hard to tell which side he supported.
ambiguous
How can you use ambiguous in your
vocabulary this week?
College Word of the Week
retrospect
retrospect• Part of speech:
Noun
• Definition:
when looking to the past
• Sentence:
She saw, in retrospect, that the problem could not have been
avoided.
retrospect
How can you use retrospect in your
vocabulary this week?
retrospect
College Word of the Week
camaraderie
• Part of speech: NOUN
• Definition:a feeling of close
friendship and trust among a group of
people
camaraderie
• SENTENCE
The teachers at South Dade Middle School have formed a camaraderie among each other.
camaraderie
camaraderie
How can you use camaraderie in your
vocabulary this week?
College Word of the Week
incredulous
Part of speech:ADJECTIVE
Definition:UNWILLING TO BELIEVE
incredulous
SENTENCE
Most people nowadays are in incredulous about ghosts
and witches.
incredulous
How can you use incredulous in your vocabulary this week?
incredulous