Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Week 5 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

1. Civil (adj)
Synonyms - public, government, public, courteous, civic
Word Forms - civilian (adj, n), civilization (n)

Tom and Jane were married in a civil ceremony because they were not religious.


2. Debate (n, v)
Synonyms - discussion, dispute, argument, argue, oppose, refute
Word forms -
(verbs) debates, debating, debated
(nouns) debates, debater

The two men are having a debate.


3. Confer (v)
Synonyms - discuss, advise, negotiate, honor
Word forms - confers, conferred, conferring


In court, Frank leaned over and conferred with his attorney about a statement the witness said.

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