Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Vocabulary for March 19th and 20th


    1. vehement (adj)—strongly opposed; passionate
      1. vehemence (noun)— intensity or forcefulness of expression
      2. vehemently (adv)—in an intense manner
    1. defiance (noun)—refusal to obey authority
      1. defiant (adj)— boldly resistant or challenging
      2. defiantly (adv)— rebelliously; in a rebellious manner
    2. insubordinate (adj)—rebellious; disobedient; defiant
      1. insubordination (noun)—disobedience
      2. insubordinately (adv)—disobediently
    3. inadvertently (adv)—not done on purpose; unintentionally; thoughtlessly; accidentally
      1. inadvertent—unintentional; accidental; unplanned