The Words are:
- neurasthenic
- mince
- precarious
- attune
- denouement
What are the words about?
The word neurasthenic means having neurasthenia; a condition of being exhausted or fatigued. other Forms are: neurasthenic (n); neurasthenia (n)
The word mince means to take small steps and other Forms: mincer (n); mincing and mincingly
The word precarious means unsteady; dependent on circumstances and other Forms are precariously (adv)
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From the story Winter Dreams, identify five words that were unfamiliar to you. Look up their meanings and create a vocabulary table.
From the story Winter Dreams, identify five words that were unfamiliar to you. Look up their meanings and create a vocabulary table.
Identify five words from the reading selection that were unfamiliar to you. Look up their meanings if you haven’t already done so. Create a vocabulary table that includes the meaning and other forms (parts of speech) of those words.
ANSWER:
Word Meaning Other Parts of Speech
neurasthenic (adj) having neurasthenia; a condition of neurasthenic (n);
being exhausted or fatigued neurasthenia (n)
mince (v) 1. to take small steps mincer (n);
2. to finely cut or grind food mincing (adj)
precarious (adj) unsteady; dependent on circumstances precariously (adv)
attune (v) to be harmonious with, to make aware or alert attunement (n)
denouement (n) the result of a sequence of events; the final part --