2. Vocabulary Word:
debate
(de/bate)
Part of Speech
verb, noun
Antonyms:
• natural
• real
• genuine
• not fake
Definition:
• made by humans
• made to imitate
something natural
• unreal
• fake
Sentence:
If you can’t grow real plants,
you can get artificial ones.
3. Vocabulary Word:
complicate
(com/pli/cate)
Part of Speech
verb
(n) com/pli/ca/tion
(adj) com/pli/ca/ted
Antonyms:
• to make easier
• to uncomplicate
• to clear up
• to clarify
• to explain
Definition:
• to make difficult
• to make complex
• to obscure
• to upset
Sentence:
For some people, algebra,
geometry and calculus are
very complicated.
4. Vocabulary Word:
conscience
(con/science)
Part of Speech:
noun
Antonyms:
• no sense of what is
right and wrong
• no conscience
• no principles
Definition:
• moral sense
• a sense of what is
right and wrong
• principles
• censor
Sentence:
A person with a guilty
conscience might confess to
a crime they committed.
5. Vocabulary Word
counsel
(coun/sel)
Part of Speech:
Noun/verb
Definition:
• to suggest
• to advise
• to instruct
• to consult
• to direct
Antonyms:
• to neglect
• to ignore
• to not advise
Sentence:
We counsel you all to come to
school regularly and study
hard.
6. Vocabulary Word:
detect
(de/tect)
Part of Speech:
verb
(n) de/tec/tion
(n) de/tec/tive (person)
Definition:
• to notice
• to discover
• to recognize
• to find
• to spot
• to uncover
Antonyms:
• to hide
• to conceal
• to not see
• to miss
• to overlook
Sentence:
Teachers can detect if students
understand or not by their
facial expressions and answers.
