Home > Classrooms > Sixth Grade > Mr. Lish's Class > Exploring Culture > Week 2	Print View

embarrassment (ĕm-băr'əs-mənt)

1. The act or an instance of embarrassing.
2. The state of being embarrassed.
3. A source or cause of being embarrassed.

occasionally (ə-kā'zhə-nə-lē)

Now and then; from time to time.

trespass (trĕs'pəs, -păs')

1. To commit an offense or a sin; transgress or err.
2. Law. To commit an unlawful injury to the person, property, or rights of another, with actual or implied force or violence, especially to enter onto another's land wrongfully.

forbidden (fər-bĭd'n, fôr-)

1. To command (someone) not to do something: I forbid you to go.
2. To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit: forbid smoking on trains.
3. To have the effect of preventing

accompany (ə-kŭm'pə-nē)

1. To be or go with as a companion.
2. To add to; supplement: a dish best accompanied with a robust wine.
3. To coexist or occur with.

exaggerate (ĭg-zăj'ə-rāt')

1. To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate: exaggerate the size of the enemy force; exaggerated his own role in the episode.
2. To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree: thick lenses that exaggerated the size of her eyes.

possessive (pə-zĕs'ĭv)

1. Of or relating to ownership or possession.
2. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.
3. Grammar. Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.

aggressive (ə-grĕs'ĭv)

1. Characterized by aggression: aggressive behavior.
2. Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion: an aggressive regime.
3. Assertive, bold, and energetic: an aggressive sales campaign.

accessory (ăk-sĕs'ə-rē)

1. A subordinate or supplementary item; an adjunct.
2. Something nonessential but desirable that contributes to an effect or result.

compassionate (kəm-păsh'ə-nĭt)

1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See synonyms at humane.
2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstance.