Monday, April 21, 2008

vocab 7

Tutelage

I knew this word from expierence from our vocab words.

The knowledge of any language can increase under private tutelage.

Instruction; teaching; guidance.



Zealous

I also knew this word from expierence of our vocab words. Also in the sentence it is easy to understand the word from the words leading up to it.

The boys reaction to his birthday party was Zealous.

Full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.



Xenophobic

I knew that phobic means fear and i understood what the fear was from just from the whole article and the sentences surrounding it.

After 911 many people were xenophobic.

An unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.

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