Class D Vocabulary List 10 Definitions
Deadline
Decrease
First Shift
Consent
Eager
Deadline (dead·ine) noun
Word family: n/a
Definition: the time something needs to be finished
Antonyms: n/a
1. There is an April 15th deadline for filing your taxes.
2. The deadline for turning in your homework is Monday.
3. The deadline for applying for the job is June 15th.
decrease (de·crease) noun and verb
Word family: n/a
Definition: making something smaller
Antonyms: increase, addition, growth, raise
1. Gas prices often decrease after a holiday.
2. I need to decrease the amount of food I eat in order to lose weight.
3. If there is little work, the company may decrease your hours.
First Shift ) noun
Word family: second shift, third shift, graveyard shift swing shift
Definition: working in the morning/afternoon
Antonyms: n/a
1. People who work in the morning say they work the first shift.
2. At the hospital, the first shift is from 6:00am-2:30pm.
3. Many people like to work the first shift so they can be home in the evening.
Consent (con·sent) verb
Word family: consensual—adj, consensually—adv, consent—noun
Definition: to say yes
Antonyms: deny, disapprove, refuse
1. I will not give you my consent to use cell phones in class.
2. Sometimes when you start a job you have to consent to a drug test.
3. If we asked students to consent to drug tests, what do you think would happen?
Eager (ea·ger) adjective
Word family: eagerness—noun, eagerly—adv
Definition: happily excited
Antonyms: uneager, unenthusiastic, unconcerned
1. I am usually eager for the end of week.
2. I am eager for the new episode of my favorite TV show.
3. What are you eager for in the future?
4. Word
First shift-noun
Part of Speech
Second, third, graveyard,
swing, day, night
Definition
Working in the
day/afternoon
Antonym
n/a
Sentence
People who work
in the morning say
they work the first
shift.
