Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Vocabulary 6

Boulder

Synonym
big rock
Antonym
Definition
Noun

a detached and rounded or worn rock, esp. a large one.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/boulder

Another was bent from the waist over a small boulder, the top of his head on the ground, his arms rigid, the eyes squinting in concentration as if he were about to perform a handstand or somersault.

When I went to the mountains, there was a boulder next to a river where some native Americans used to wash their clothes.

The things they carried
p. 243

Scalp

Synonym
Antonym
Definition noun

the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scalp

Even now, when I think back on it, I can still see the glossy whiteness of her scalp.

The things they carried p. 235

Haughty


Synonym supercilious
Antonym
humble.
Definition adj.


disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.

By looking at her walking, she was giving us a haughty attitude.

The Restless Worksheet # 3 p. 45








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