Vocabulary

=**Vocabulary **=

Vocabulary Assignment -

For each of the following vocabulary words, write the word & definition. Then write 3 synonyms & antonyms. Draw or find a picture that demonstrates the word. Then write a sentence using the word that demonstrates the definition. Then make a connection to yourself.

__Current List:__
// Ricky, try to be more //**// concise //**// in this paper; the assignment was a three-page paper; yours was 106. // Synonyms: **// succinct, terse //** Antonyms: **// prolix, discursive, protracted, circumlocutory, verbose //**
 * // concise //** (adj) brief and to the point ( // con- // altogether + // cis // cut)

// I’ve known Lucy for ten years, but she’s so //**// laconic //**// that I hardly know anything about her ////. // Synonyms: **// taciturn, reticent //** Antonyms: **// garrulous, loquacious //**
 * // laconic //** (adj) disposed to using few words

// Because time during the Super Bowl runs over $3 million per minute, it’s good to be //**// succinct. //** Synonyms: **// terse, concise //** Antonyms: **// prolix, discursive, protracted, circumlocutory, verbose //**
 * // succinct //** (adj) spoken or written in a clear and precise manner

// My girlfriend tends to be //**// brusque //**// when she’s mad; she just tells me to “talk to the hand.” // Synonyms: **// curt, abrupt, and petulant //**
 * // brusque //** (adj) rudely abrupt

Speeches at the Academy Awards are not known for their ** brevity; **
 * // brevity //** (n) quality of succinct expression ( // brev- // brief + // -ity // quality of)

The dictionary was 1,400 pages long before it was ** abridged ** by the publishers to 850 pages. Synonym: **// abbreviate //** Antonyms: **// augment, amplify, protract //**
 * // abridge //** (v) to shorten a written text

John spoke to Jill in a terse manner, concise and to the point Synonyms: **//curt; brusque//**.
 * terse ** (adj) neatly or effectively concise; brief or pithy; abruptly concise