Class D Vocabulary List 12 Definitions
Device
Due to
Hired
Horizontal
Recollect
Device (de·vice) noun
Word family: n/a
Definition: machine for a special job
Antonyms: n/a
1. A cell phone is a type of device.
2. Please turn off all electronic devices.
3. How many devices do you have in your house?
Due to phrasal verb
Word family: n/a
Definition: because
Antonyms: n/a
1. Due to the storm, we have no electricity.
2. The library is closed due to the holiday.
3. My garden did not grow well this year due to no rain.
Hired (hired) verb/adjective
Word family: n/a
Definition: To employ someone to work for you
Antonyms: fired
1. I was hired in 2001.
2. Walmart hired many workers before it opened the new store.
3. Many people applied for the job, but only one person was hired.
Horizontal (hor·i·zon·tal) adjective
Word family: horizontally—adv, horizon—noun
Definition: running from side to side
Antonyms: vertical, upright
1. To pass the GED math test, you need to know that horizontal lines go across.
2. When you lie down, you’re horizontal.
3. Name something horizontal in this room.
Recollect(rec·o·llect) verb
Word family: recollection—noun
Definition: ; to remember
Antonyms: forget
1. The earliest memory I recollect is sitting with my great-grandmother in a rocking chair.
2. I have a hard time recollecting my student’s names.
3. What do you recollect about your childhood?
