1. Vocabulary 2-1

2. Rate the words above Acquire/Acquisition Antagonize
Competent/Competence
Comprise
Correspond/Correspondence
Dilapidated
Illustrious
Incident
Greek –chron
Latin –Temp
Rate the words above

3. Acquire –verb to gain ownership of something
Acquisition –noun something that is acquired
Most tourist often acquire souvenirs from places they visit.
They left their vacation with suitcases full of acquisitions.

4. antagonize –verb to make an enemy of; to stir up in anger
You will antagonize your classmates if you make derogatory comments about them.
Synonym: annoy, irritate

5. competent –adj having the ability to do what is needed
competence –noun the ability to do what is needed
The driving instructor tested to see if Dan was competent to drive his mother’s car.
The examination tests the student’s competence to drive safely.

6. comprise –verb 1 to form or make up 2 to consist of or include
Six states comprise New England.
New England comprises six states.
Synonym: includes

7. correspond –verb 1 to match; be equal to 2 to exchange letters
correspondence –noun the act of exchanging letters
Thomas Jefferson was known to correspond with many people.
The collection of Jefferson’s correspondence is comprised of over 20,000 letters.

8. dilapidated –adj in poor condition from neglect or age
Because the house was so dilapidated, it wasn’t worth remodeling.
Synonym: decrepit, run-down, derelict

9. illustrious –adj very famous; outstanding
Picasso’s illustrious career lasted nearly 80 of his 91 years.
Picasso
Synonym: well-known, famous, renown

10. incident –noun something that happens in real life; or in a story; an event often of little importance
The accident was a minor fender- bender, so I gave the incident no thought until my neck began to hurt.
Synonym: event; occurrence

11. Chron (Greek) Time Temp (Latin) time
Chronological –arrange in order of things happened
Chronic Continuing or occurring again and again
Synchronize to make things happen at the same time
Temporary –a limited amount of time
Tempo –timing or speed at which a musical piece is played or sung
Contemporary -happening or beginning now or in recent times