2. Vocabulary Word:
preconception
(pre/con/cep/tion)
Part of Speech
noun
(verb) pre/con/ceive
Antonyms:
• certainty
• fact
• truth
• reality
Definition:
• judgment made
without experience
• assumption
• predisposition
• delusion
Sentence:
Many people have
preconceptions of other people
based on skin color or accents.
3. Vocabulary Word:
resemble
(re/semble)
Part of Speech
verb
(n) re/sem/blance
Antonyms:
• contradict
• contrast
• differ
• disagree
Definition:
• to look the same as
• to match
• to mirror
• parallel
• follow
Sentence:
Wild mushrooms that are
safe to eat can resemble
poisonous ones.
4. Vocabulary Word:
rigid
(ri/gid)
Part of Speech:
adjective
(n) ri/gi/di/ty
(adv) ri/gid/ly
Antonyms:
• flexible
• easy
• gentle
• pliant
• yielding
Definition:
• not bending
• inflexible
• uncompromising
• hard-line
• unyielding
Sentence:
Sometimes people’s ideas
are rigid and they will not
listen to any reason.
5. Vocabulary Word
senseless
(sense/less)
Part of Speech:
adjective
(n) sense/less/ness
(adv) sense/less/ly
Definition:
• silly
• unreasonable
• stupid
• ridiculous
• crazy
• illogical
Antonyms:
• intelligent
• logical
• reasonable
• sensible
• meaningful
Sentence:
It’s senseless to buy designer
brand clothing if you don’t
make a lot of money.
6. Vocabulary Word:
vertical
(ver/ti/cal)
Part of Speech:
adjective
(adv) ver/ti/cal/ly
Definition:
• up-and-down
• bolt upright
• perpendicular
• erect
Antonyms:
• horizontal
• level
Sentence:
When you are standing up,
your body is in a vertical
position.
