Class D Vocabulary List 21 Definitions
Immediate
Instead
Paycheck
Propose
Resort
Immediate (i·med·i·ate) adjective
Word family: immediately-adverb
Definition: happening or done without delay/close or nearby
Antonyms: later
1. I need an immediate answer to my question.
2. When there are table available in a restaurant, they have immediate seating.
3. My immediate family includes my husband and two children.
Instead (in·stead) adverb
Word family: n/a
Definition: in place of someone or something else
Antonyms: n/a
1. Please use a pencil instead of a pen.
2. The restaurant was out of chicken, so I ate fish instead.
3. Instead of going to the gym, let’s go for a walk outside.
paycheck (pay·check) noun
Word family: n/a
Definition: the money you get for working
Antonyms: direct deposit
1. I need to cash my paycheck.
2. I get a paycheck every two weeks.
3. Did yo pick up your paycheck yet?
Propose (pro·pose) verb
Word family: proposal—noun, proposition—noun
Definition: to suggest
Antonyms: oppose/refuse/reject
1. I propose that we pay the teachers $50 an hour.
2. John proposed marriage to Cindy.
3. What change to this school would you propose to the principal?
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Resort (re·sort) verb
Word family: n/a
Definition: to turn to
Antonyms: avoid/dodge
1. If Pepsi isn’t available, I’ll resort to drinking Coke.
2. I do not respect students who resort to cheating.
3. What could you resort to if you’re in a group who doesn’t understand your language?
