March 2009 College Words

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South Dade Middle FCAT vocabulary builder

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College Word of College Word of the Weekthe Week

ambiguous

• Part of speech:

adjective

• Definition:

causing uncertainty

ambiguous

ambiguousSentence:

The Mayor’s ambiguous speech made it hard to tell which side he supported.

ambiguous

How can you use ambiguous in your

vocabulary this week?

College Word of the Week

retrospect

retrospect• Part of speech:

Noun

• Definition:

when looking to the past

• Sentence:

She saw, in retrospect, that the problem could not have been

avoided.

retrospect

How can you use retrospect in your

vocabulary this week?

retrospect

College Word of the Week

camaraderie

• Part of speech: NOUN

• Definition:a feeling of close

friendship and trust among a group of

people

camaraderie

• SENTENCE

The teachers at South Dade Middle School have formed a camaraderie among each other.

camaraderie

camaraderie

How can you use camaraderie in your

vocabulary this week?

College Word of the Week

incredulous

Part of speech:ADJECTIVE

Definition:UNWILLING TO BELIEVE

incredulous

SENTENCE

Most people nowadays are in incredulous about ghosts

and witches.

incredulous

How can you use incredulous in your vocabulary this week?

incredulous