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.