Word of the day week of Feb. 6 CW

February 6, 2012
The word of the day is personification.

Definition: a figure of speech in which a thing or idea is represented as human

• morpheme /person/
• suffix /fy/ meaning to make or cause
• suffix /tion/ meaning act or condition
• synonyms – symbolize, typify

In the phrase, the blue stars shiver, personification is used which gives a human attributes to a nonhuman things

What does personification mean?
a. animation b. characterization c. introspection d. humanization
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February 7, 2012
The word of the day is intangible.

Definition: incapable of being perceived by the senses

• prefix /in/ meaning not
• morpheme /tangible/
• synonyms – spiritual, mental
• antonyms – sensible, bodily

The suspect might appear to be guilty but that is intangible evidence and cannot be used to arrest him.

What does intangible mean?
a. concrete b. substantial c. vague d. inconclusive

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February 8, 2012
The word of the day is voraciously.

Definition: having an insatiable appetite

• morpheme /voracious/
• suffix /ly/ meaning in the manner of
• synonyms – ravenously, rapaciously
• antonyms – satisfied, sated

Each day of its life, the caterpillar voraciously eats twenty times it body weight.

What does voraciously mean?
a. contently b. greedily c. adequately d. blissfully

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February 9, 2012
The word of the day is sequesters.

Definition: keeps away from others

• morpheme /sequester/
• suffix /s/ mean present tense verb
• synonyms – separates, segregates
• antonyms – assimilates, integrates

The student sequesters himself in his room, away from people and noise in the dormitory, in order to study without distraction for midterms.

What does the word sequesters mean?
a. gathers b. isolates c. combines d. secures
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Please write two sentences for each word, using correct grammar. The sentences should be sentence that could potentially appear in the yearbook.

February 10, 2012
The word of the day is vulnerability.

Definition: at risk of injury, attack or persuasion

• morpheme /vulnerable/
• suffix /ity/ meaning state or condition
• synonyms – susceptibility, defenseless
• antonyms – imperviousness, invincible

People who are HIV positive have a vulnerability to various infections as a result of the virus taxing their immune system.

What does vulnerability mean?
a. protection b. power c. vulgarity d. weakness