ELA Vocabulary Units 1-5

autograph

the signature of a famous person

graffiti

pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall or building

graphite

a shiny black substace that is used in pencils

paragraph

a part of a piece of writing that deals with one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up of one or more sentences

telegraph

an outdated system of sending messages over long distancesby using wires and electrical signals

irrational

not thinking clearly; not able to use reason or good judgement

irregular

not normal or usual; not following the usual rules about what should be done; not regular in form or shape

irrelevant

not important or relating to what is being discussed right now

nonexistent

not present or real; not existing

nonverbal

not using or using words; not able to speak

photocopy

a paper copy of the document or picture that is made with a special machine (copier)

photograph

a picture made by a camera (also called a photo)

photon

a tiny particle of light or electromagnetic radiation

photosynthesis

the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light

telephoto

a lens for a camera that makes far away objects appears to be closer

incapable

not able to do something; not having the necessary skills or ability to perfoem a specific act or function

ineligible

not allowed to do something; legally disqualified

imbalanced

a state or condition in which different thing do not occur in equal amounts

illiterate

not knowing how to read or write; having or showing a lack of knowledge about a specific subject

illogical

not thinking about things in a reasonable or sensible way; unreasoning

credential

a quality, skill or experience that makes a person suited to do a job

credible

able to be believed; reasonable to trust

creditor

a person, bank, company that lends money to someone

creed

a statement of basic beliefs of a religion, an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of person or group

incredulous

not willing or able to believe something; showing a lack of belief

displace

to take the job or position of someone or something; to force people or animals to leave the area where they live; to move something so that it is no longer in its original spot or location

disgrace

to cause someone to be ashamed; to cause someone or something to lose or become unworthy of respect or approval

decode

to find or understand the true or hidden meaning of something; to change secret messages from a set of letters, numbers or symbols that you cannot unterstand into a set of words that you can understand

deprive

to take something away from someone or something; to not allow to have or keep something

decline

to become lower in amount/less in number; to become worse incondition or quality

Antidote

A substance that stops the harmful effects of a poison; something that corrects or improves the bad effects of something.

Antipathy

A strong feeling of dislike.

Antiseptic

Disinfect it; a substance that prevents infection in a wound by killing bacteria.

Antibody

A substance produced by the body to fight disease.

Antisocial

Violent or harmful to people; not friendly to other people

Pedometer

A device that measures the distance a person travels by walking.

Podiatrist

A doctor who treats injuries and diseases of the foot.

Counterfeit

Something that is made to look like an exact copy of something else in order to trick people.

Counterpart

Someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another

Counteract

Act against something.

Contradict

To say the opposite of something.

Contrary

An opposite or different fact, event, or situation.