Alamance-Burlington School System



leisure?(noun)?free time, away from any duties?People like to go to the park during their?leisure?time.?Synonyms: relaxation, freedom, downtime?Other forms: He played quite?leisurely?(adv), since he was so relaxed.Spanish: Ociopursue?(verb)?to follow or chase with determination?The runners were?pursued?by fake zombies.?Other forms: Something that is?pursued?is a?pursuit?(noun).Spanish: Perseguirelude?(verb)?to escape from capture?The mice huddled together under the log to?elude?the cat.?Synonyms: to flee, avoid, dodgeSpanish: Eludirretrieve?(verb)?to get something back?Susan needed to?retrieve?her hat from the closet before she would go outside.?Synonyms: to recover, reclaim?Other forms: The act of getting something back is its?retrieval?(noun)Spanish: Recuperarminute?(adj)?exceptionally small, usually a part of something?It was astonishing to think that all things were made of?minute?particles like atoms and molecules.?Synonyms: tiny, miniature, microscopic?Antonyms: large, enormous, gargantuan?Other forms: Small, minor details are often called?minutiae?(noun).Spanish: Diminuto.extinct?(adj)?removed from existence; no longer alive or working?The birds were almost?extinct, and we were afraid there would be no more of them.?Other forms: The?extinction?(noun) of the dinosaurs may have been the result of a comet hitting Earth.Spanish: Extinctolikeness?(noun)?an image similar to someone or something?The artist impressed everyone with the incredible?likeness?of the president in his portrait.?Synonyms: similarity, resemblanceSpanish: Semejanzeconserve?(verb)?to protect from loss, to use carefully?My brother learned to?conserve?his allowance by not buying too many video games.?Antonyms: to lose, spend, destroy?Other forms: Bill fought for the?conservation?(noun) of old buildings in his town.Spanish: ConservarPriority: Putting the most important things firstPart of Speech: NounMy homework had priority over my basketball game because I had a test the next day.Spanish: PrioridadFormulate: To think of something; create it; invent it; design itShe formulated a way to create gold out of rocks.Part of Speech: VerbSpanish: FormularManipulate: To control or influence; or to use the hands to work something.He tried to manipulate his parents by crying for a toy. He hope that his parents would feel bad and buy him the toy.Part of Speech: VerbSpanish: ManipularResolute: Not giving up; sticking to your own opinion or ideaThe mouse was resolute about getting the cheese.Part of Speech: AdjectiveSpanish: ResueltoContaminate: To make something unclean; to make food dirty so that you cannot eat itThe cockroaches contaminated the bread.Part of Speech: VerbSpanish: ContaminarImprovise: Solve a problem using what you have; or making something up as you go along.He did not have a bandage so he used a tissue and a rope to cover his cut.Part of Speech: VerbSpanish: ImprovisarBurden: Carrying a heavy loadThe construction worker carried a heavy burden every day. His job was to carry the bricks to the top of the building.Part of Speech: NounSpanish: Carga ................
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