WEEK OF 2/20 TO 2/24 VOCABULARY

WEEK 7

! Anomaly

! Dismissive

! Incoherent

! Redundant

ANOMALY

! Since my son has a history

of failing classes, his good

grades are a welcome

anomaly.

ANOMALY

! Going away from what is normal or standard.

! Different than what is expected

DISMISSIVE

! The doctor was dismissive about my symptoms and said

I would be better in a few

days.

DISMISSIVE

! To show something is

unworthy

! To reject or disregard

INCOHERENT

! Because my aunt suffered a

stroke, she is mostly

incoherent and unable to express herself well.

INCOHERENT

! Lacking organization

! Unclear

! Not understandable

REDUNDANT! Since the teacher told us she

would not be redundant with

her lectures, we knew we had to

listen closely to them the first

time.

REDUNDANT

! To do or say over and over

! Repetitive (repeating)