VOCABULARY LOG

WORD PART OF DEFINITION SENTENCE FAMILY

SPEECH
WORDS
POUR Verb to (cause to) flow, as from one container to She poured some milk into her coffee. Poruing
another. He poured out one's troubles to a Pourable
to produce or utter in or as in a stream or flood friend. Pourability
SPLOTCH Verb An irregularly shaped spot. There is a splotch on your jeans. Splotchy
To blot or spot The wine splotched the tablecloth. Splotched
GRUMBLE Verb to murmur or mutter in discontent; "I hate that job,'' he grumbled. Grumbler
an expression of discontent All he did was grumble. Grumblingly
SLENDER Adjective Small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager. This figure is a slender post. Slender
Having a circumference that is small in It is such as slender income. Slenderly
proportion to the height or length.
EVOLVE Verb Gain through experience. Dave evolved leadership qualities in his Evolvement
Undergo development or evolution new position. Evolvingly
Modern man evolved a long time ago.
EXPERTISE Noun expert skill or knowledge The expertise does not reach at Expert
Expertness after working harder. anything overnight. Expertize
She attained expertise in her work.
MEMENTO Noun An object kept as a reminder of a person or There is a famous place where you can Mementoes
event. purchase a memento of your visit.
I kept a seashell as a memento of our
holiday.
DISCLOSE Verb to show something that was hidden: The journalist refused to disclose her Discloser
Make a secret or new information known. sources. Disclosing
Our policy not to disclose that
information of the customers.
 CHAMBER Noun The legislature or division of the legislature itself The resolution, which speedily passed
Adjective A room or set of rooms.

the Senate, was unable to gain a
majority in the lower chamber.
Although the chamber door was
locked, apparently many of his
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belongings have faded away.
TOSS Verb Throw something somewhere lightly or casually. When I reached home I casually toss Tosser
Noun Move or cause to move from side to side or back the baggie onto a table. Tossing
and forth. The yachts were tossed around like Tossingly
toys in the harbor.
FORGE Verb To form by heating and hammering. The steel tubes were forged by Sider Forgeable
A special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which Peru under strict controls of Unforgeable
metal is heated before shaping. manufacture.
Sider Peru's workers heated the iron in
the forge.
HAUL Verb to pull hard or draw with force; They hauled the boat onto the beach. Hauler
Noun an act or instance of hauling: gave a haul on the fishing line.
UNANIMOUS Adverb Without opposition; with the agreement of all The Board of Governors voted Unanimity
LY people involved. unanimously to allow the Unanimous
It is formed or supported by everyone in a administrators to build a new bridge. Unanimousness
group. After a lengthy discussion we
unanimously agreed to support the
proposal.
ADVENT Noun Arrival that has been awaited. The advent of Christ is waited by Adventism
Coming of something everybody who believed in him. Adventist
Smartphones on the market meant the
advent of sophisticated technology.
ACCOUNTAB Adjective Responsible to account for one's actions. When a project fails, it's important to accountability
LE Capable of being explained; explicable. know who is accountable. account to
Waiting until the end of the evening to
give the presentation is accountable.
BOUNTY Noun Payment or reward especially from a People who enrolled in military service Bounteous
government. do receive an economical reward. Bountiful
Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give Fruit of Pablo's generosity, he was
freely. compensated with a bounty.
BUBBLE Noun An inflated speculation, especially if fraudulent. The real-estate bubble ruined many bubbleless
Verb To stir as with excitement investors. bubblelike
His mind bubbles with plans and
schemes.
FOOTAGE Noun a material on film or videotape. The newsreel footage of the bombing.
length or extent in feet. the footage of lumber.
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NIFTY Adjective Good, smart; a general term for anything that is Those nifty shirts are going to be a Niftily
good, useful or beneficial. tendency this summer. Niftiness
Nobody with a nifty accessory state
without being noticed.
SCRIBBLE Verb To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry. I decided only to scribble it instead of Scribbler
To doodle; to draw aimlessly do it thoughtfully. Scribbly
The author is scribbling a novel.
FATHOM Noun A unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 metres) sonar says that we're in eighteen Fathomless
Verb Understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic fathoms Fathomable
person) after much thought: I couldn't fathom why she was being so
anxious
THRIFT Noun economical management of one's property; Public thrift does not, so far, seem to Thriftless
any of various allied plants. have been diminished. Thriftlessly
The Thrift or Sea-Pink.
CURB Noun a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a I tripped on the curb crossing the Curbable
Verb street, forming an edge for a sidewalk: street. Curbless
to control with or as if with a curb; We'll have to curb spending this year. Curblike
PRONE Adjective Likely to suffer from an illness or show a He was prone to depression even as a Proneness
particular negative characteristic. teenager.
Lying flat, especially face downwards Rising from his prone position on the
bed, he sat on the edge