Saturday, January 31, 2009 @ 12:51 AM
Vocabulary Building 10
Hello!

Its 1 AM and I am officially nuts to still be online and posting 'Vocabulary Building' exercises.
Life of a teacher! Oh!

1) Laureate
- a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
~ Albert is a Nobel laureate. He won the award two years ago.

2) Chronicle
- A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence
~ The Chronicles of Japan's Invasion of Singapore is a Social Studies project that all pupils have to undertake.

3) Harrow
- cause distress to
~ The trip to the forested area was a harrowing experience for Jane.

4) Acre
- a unit of measurement for land
~ Singapore is approximately 162 348 acres.

5) remedy
- medicine or treatment for a disease or illness
~ John dragged himself to the doctor to get a remedy for his runny nose.

6) federal
- relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs
~ The federal states voted against smoking in hospitals.