Vocab Week 1

week I vocab

Abstract (adj.)

• existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
• the concept of love is abstract

Divert (verb)

• it to cause something to change course of

turn direction

• the construchon diverted the traffic from the highway to the

Admonish (verb)

• to warn someone firmly
• to scold
• the students were admonished for using threr phones.

"That's the pot calling the kettle black”

• referes to a hypocrite
• my sister gets angry when there are crumbs on the counter when she leaves crumbs herself

Panacea (noun)

• cure for everything or a solution for all problem
• education is a panacea for ignorance

Ambiguous

• unclear meaning, double meaning
• “I see, I see,” said the blind man

Emulate

• to mimic or imitate
• my computer emulates a PS4 so I can play games