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Vocabulary Words

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Emigration:
The act of leaving one's country or region to live somewhere else.

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Tenant:
One who occupies the property of someone else, especially for rent.

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Mahogany:
The strong, usually reddish brown and heavy wood of a West Indian tree, widely used to make furniture

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Immense:
Very great in size; enormous

Headstrong:
Not easily controlled, wanting one's own way; stubborn

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Suspicious:
Likely to suspect or distrust;
questionable

Disciplinarian:
One who disciplines or enforces order

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Dismal:
Very gloomy and depressing

Anxiety:
Fear or nervousness about what might happen

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Pendulum:
Something suspended so as to swing freely (such as the pendulum of a clock)

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Ideals:
Standards of perfection, beauty, or excellence; models for imitation

Allies:
Groups placed in a friendly association, as by treaty (Many nations such as Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States were allies during World War II.)

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Cocoon:
Something that provides protection or produces isolation

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