Weeks Four & Five Vocabulary

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BIAS

Noun a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others. Sometimes this can result in treating some people unfairly.

Some people feel there is a bias against women in the field of science.

SUPERINTENDENT

NOUNA person who is in charge of or oversees work by directing the people who work in an organization, department, district, etc.

Ann Riebock is the superintendent of our school district; but since she is retiring, we will have a new one next year.

SUPERINTENDENT

Synonyms Supervisor, director, administrator, caretaker, chief, boss

The superintendent of our apartment complex is reliable and does a great job of running the property.

FOREWORD

NOUNA short introductory statement in a

published work, such as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author

Jane Goodall, the woman who “lived with the chimps,” wrote the foreword for the book Chimpanzee Cultures.

UPHEAVAL

NOUN A sudden, violent upward

movement

The severe winter caused the upheaval of many of the walking paths, so park visitors should be careful.

UPHEAVAL

NOUN Great disorder or radical change Confusion, disruption, chaos

The city was in a major upheaval after the earthquake.

AMBIDEXTROUS

ADJECTIVEAble to use both hands equally

wellPat Venditte, of the Yankees , is called “The Octopus,” because he is the only professional switch-pitcher, meaning he can pitch with either his left or right arms.

AMBIDEXTROUS

Synonyms: Skillful, deft, adroit

My dad is ambidextrous. He writes with his left hand, plays guitar with his right, and eats with both.

QuizTime

Which word is this picture of island formation illustrating?.

ANSWER:

upheaval

A building ____________ must balance many responsibilities on the job.

SUPERINTENDENT

ANSWER:

In the 1960s, the civil rights movement marked a period of great social __________ in America.

upheaval

Which word is this picture illustrating?

ambidextrous

In the ______________ of the book, the editor has very high praises for the author.

ANSWER:

foreword

I don’t know what career she’ll choose, but she does have a _________ toward the arts.

ANSWER:

bias

There were two prefixes introduced this week. Do you

know what they are?

FORE

What does this prefix mean?

before, previous

The other prefix is

SUPER.

What does this mean?

more than, above

How many other words can you think of with the prefixes fore and super? At your tables, make 2 lists: one list of words containing the prefix fore and the other with the prefix super.

TTFN

The End!

Homework: Make flash cards (use index cards).

On the front, write the word.

On the back, write the definitions along with the corresponding part of speech.