English 3B - Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Concurrent - Occurring at the same time.
Concurrent - Having mistakenly registered for two concurrent classes, Joe had to drop one of them and choose a course that met at a different time.
Confiscate - To take possession of.
Confiscate - "Hand 'em over," my father said. Just as we were really starting to have fun, he confiscated our entire supply of water balloons.
Constitute - To form.
Constitute - In my opinion, a good movie, a pizza, and animated conversation constitute a perfect night out.
Decipher - To figure out.
Decipher - Why do contracts have to use language that's so difficult to decipher?
Default - Not to do something required.
Default - We won our case against the appliance repairman because he defaulted by failing to appear in court.
Hypothetical - Imaginary.
Hypothetical - Imagine the hypothetical situation of going to live along on an island. Which books and CDs would you take along?
Nominal - Very little.
Nominal - Except for a nominal registration fee, the camp for needy children is entirely free.
Predominant - Main.
Predominant - Rock is the predominant music on that radio station, but country music is also played.
Prerequisite - A requirement.
Prerequisite - You can't take Spanish Literature I unless you've taken the prerequisite, Spanish III.
Recession - An economic setback.
Recession - While seashore businesses in the North suffer a recession in the winter, they do very well from spring to fall.