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Write the words and definitions to these 5 words. Then, use these definitions to create five new sentences. Create a sentence for each word that you may actually use in your own conversation. Be ready to share. 1. mar: verb – to damage, ruin, deface 2. supercilious: adj. – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky 3. deft: adj. – quick and skillful 4. contemptuously/contemptuous: adv/adj – showing or feeling disapproval or disdain toward something a person considers mean, vile, or worthless; scornful 5. reciprocal: adj. – given or felt by each toward the other; mutual
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Today you will create 5 true or false statement using the definitions to these 5 words. Then, you will test a partner. For example: The chef made a gourmet sandwich and it was supercilious! (This is FALSE. A true statement would be – The supercilious woman looked down her nose at the sweet little girl and told her she could not play with her little girl because she was too poor and not good enough. Be ready to share. 1. mar: verb – to damage, ruin, deface 2. supercilious: adj. – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky 3. deft: adj. – quick and skillful 4. contemptuously/contemptuous: adv/adj – showing or feeling disapproval or disdain toward something a person considers mean, vile, or worthless; scornful 5. reciprocal: adj. – given or felt by each toward the other; mutual
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Today you will create 5 multiple choice questions using the five words. Make these questions challenging! You can use definitions, fill in the blank sentences, etc. Then, trade with a partner to see if they can answer them correctly. Be ready to share with another pair of students. 1. mar: verb – to damage, ruin, deface 2. supercilious: adj. – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky 3. deft: adj. – quick and skillful 4. contemptuously/contemptuous: adv/adj – showing or feeling disapproval or disdain toward something a person considers mean, vile, or worthless; scornful 5. reciprocal: adj. – given or felt by each toward the other; mutual
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Write the words and definitions to these 10 words. Then, use these definitions to create five new sentences. Create a sentence for each word that you may actually use in your own conversation. Be ready to share. 1. grotesque: adj. — fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre 2. solemn: adj. — formal; serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness 3. anemic: adj. — weak; lacking power, vigor, vitality; wishy- washy 4. vitality: noun — liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor 5. discreet: adj. — marked by caution, prudence, or modesty and wise self-restraint; subtle 6. defer: verb — to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion to another [usually followed by “to”; ex: Because she is an accountant, I defer to my mom on questions regarding my taxes.] 7. indeterminate: adj. — indefinite, uncertain; not clear 8. incessant: adj. — never-ending; ceaseless 9. disdain: verb – to despise or scorn; noun – haughty contempt, extreme dislike; scorn 10. erroneous: adjective — incorrect; wrong
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Write the words and definitions to these 10 words. Then, use these definitions to create five new sentences. Create a sentence for each word that you may actually use in your own conversation. Be ready to share. 1. grotesque: adj. — fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre 2. solemn: adj. — formal; serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness 3. anemic: adj. — weak; lacking power, vigor, vitality; wishy- washy 4. vitality: noun — liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor 5. discreet: adj. — marked by caution, prudence, or modesty and wise self-restraint; subtle 6. defer: verb — to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion to another [usually followed by “to”; ex: Because she is an accountant, I defer to my mom on questions regarding my taxes.] 7. indeterminate: adj. — indefinite, uncertain; not clear 8. incessant: adj. — never-ending; ceaseless 9. disdain: verb – to despise or scorn; noun – haughty contempt, extreme dislike; scorn 10. erroneous: adjective — incorrect; wrong
Used with adjectives:
«The dictionary gave a clear definition of the word.«
(clear, concise, exact, precise)
«There are broad definitions for that word.«
(broad, expanded, wide)
«It is not easy to understand the strict definitions in the contract.«
(strict, formal, official)
«What is the dictionary definition?«
(dictionary, legal, accepted, standard, textbook, traditional)
Used with verbs:
«Can you give a definition for this word?«
(give, provide)
«This does not fit the definition of beauty.«
(fit, meet)
«The teacher did not accept that definition.«
(accept)
Used with prepositions:
«According to the definition of friendship, you are not a friend.«
(according to)
«You are, by definition, a true friend.«
(by)
«Under the definition of children, her adult son is still her child.«
(under)
Like a dictionary, but instead of a list of words and their definitions, it contains words and how to use them in a sentence. If there is no such word, is there a specific word for a dictionary that also show how to use every entry in a sentence (list of [word + definition + use]?
asked Apr 24, 2011 at 15:08
Well, every good dictionary has for each entry the definition + example sentences.
If, instead, you mean (but it’s my speculation) more or less fixed expressions, then you should look into Phraseology, which is different though.
For example, «to kick the bucket» is a phraseological unit. If I’m not wrong, this example is called a «locution», where the meaning is not the sum of the single components but, instead, it works like a single unit.
answered Apr 24, 2011 at 15:15
AlenannoAlenanno
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In german, there is the famous Duden «Stilwörterbuch» (aka Band 2 for the happy few). This dictionary focus on the usage of each word in different contexts and what kind of words (in other parts of speech) to use or to avoid with it. I found it invaluable when studying german and still use it regularly. A few french dictionaries have this «stylistique» dimension.
So I propose
stylistic dictionary
as a solution. There may be some room for a work of this kind in english but most good dictionaries have a usage part.
answered Apr 24, 2011 at 18:17
ogerardogerard
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The best I can come up with:
- ‘phrase book’
- ‘expression list’
So most dictionaries do only give definitions, but the OED is famous for giving referenced examples of usage in sentences that as well as possible show the nuance of the particular sub-definition. There might be an adjective that describes that aspect of the OED, but I think it would be a phrase that says something like «…with referenced examples in the literature».
answered Apr 24, 2011 at 17:32
MitchMitch
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The Bee Dictionary is a good resource for definition + usage of English words. The good thing about this online dictionary is that words drop down in an alphabetical order (a little like your concept of list) in the manner of a hardbound that one would have at home.
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answered Apr 25, 2011 at 5:23
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