invariant
source sentence: "It develops in an invariant sequence of stages related to cognitive development."
context clues: indirect definition clues, inference clues, (syn.) same, (ant.) changing, unconstant
definition: unvarying; constant
original sentence: Because the problem said the letter "n" was invariant, the student concluded it was a constant.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/invariant
Friday, March 6, 2009
incongruity
incongruity
source sentence: "McGhee proposes that some incongruity (for example, something unexpected, absurd, inappropriate, or out of context) is usually the basis for humor."
context clues: formal definition clues, (syn.) dishonor, inappropriateness, (ant.) appropriate, pleasing
definition: the quality or condition of being inappropriate, unbecoming
original sentence: The elders found his dancing in the middle of the street very odd and full of incongruity.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/incongruity
source sentence: "McGhee proposes that some incongruity (for example, something unexpected, absurd, inappropriate, or out of context) is usually the basis for humor."
context clues: formal definition clues, (syn.) dishonor, inappropriateness, (ant.) appropriate, pleasing
definition: the quality or condition of being inappropriate, unbecoming
original sentence: The elders found his dancing in the middle of the street very odd and full of incongruity.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/incongruity
clandestine
clandestine
source sentence: "Washington also expanded the elaborate clandestine war agiast North Vietnam that it had begun in 1955."
context clues: example clues, inference clues, (syn.) hidden, secretive, (ant.) announced, apparent
definition: characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
original sentence: CIA spies are usually very sneaky and clandestine.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clandestine
source sentence: "Washington also expanded the elaborate clandestine war agiast North Vietnam that it had begun in 1955."
context clues: example clues, inference clues, (syn.) hidden, secretive, (ant.) announced, apparent
definition: characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious
original sentence: CIA spies are usually very sneaky and clandestine.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clandestine
mainstay
mainstay
source sentence: "On the Web, students can also find electronic versions of the most popular academic journals, the mainstay of research for faculty and advanced students."
context clues: indirect definition clues, inference clues, (syn.) leader, (ant.) unimportant
definition: person or thing that acts as a chief support or part
original sentence: During the American Revolutionary War, Tea was thought to be the mainstay of the economy.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mainstay
source sentence: "On the Web, students can also find electronic versions of the most popular academic journals, the mainstay of research for faculty and advanced students."
context clues: indirect definition clues, inference clues, (syn.) leader, (ant.) unimportant
definition: person or thing that acts as a chief support or part
original sentence: During the American Revolutionary War, Tea was thought to be the mainstay of the economy.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mainstay
dissident
dissident
source sentence: "An observer can point to the inappropriateness of using the National Guard; to Nixon's speech on Cambodia (the follwoing day he referred to student dissidents as 'bums'); to the hysteria of local officials who called in the Guard; to the governer's overuse of them; to the sour mood of 1970 as the nation unhappily faced the prospect of final defeat in Indochina."
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) opposing, (ant.) agreeing
definition: disagreeing, as in opinion or attitude
original sentence: The editor threw out the peice on the president's financial plan because it was too dissident and opinionated.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dissident
source sentence: "An observer can point to the inappropriateness of using the National Guard; to Nixon's speech on Cambodia (the follwoing day he referred to student dissidents as 'bums'); to the hysteria of local officials who called in the Guard; to the governer's overuse of them; to the sour mood of 1970 as the nation unhappily faced the prospect of final defeat in Indochina."
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) opposing, (ant.) agreeing
definition: disagreeing, as in opinion or attitude
original sentence: The editor threw out the peice on the president's financial plan because it was too dissident and opinionated.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dissident
altercation
altercation
source sentence: "The odds on killing bystanders in an altercation were high."
context clues: example clues, inference clues, (syn.) arguement, dispute, (ant.) agreement
definition: a heated or angry dispute
original sentence: My brother and I engaged in an altercation for who gets the remote.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/altercation
source sentence: "The odds on killing bystanders in an altercation were high."
context clues: example clues, inference clues, (syn.) arguement, dispute, (ant.) agreement
definition: a heated or angry dispute
original sentence: My brother and I engaged in an altercation for who gets the remote.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/altercation
Monday, February 16, 2009
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