Class D Vocabulary List 14 Definitions
Enable
Encourage
Interview
Awkward
Customary
Enable (en·able) verb
Word family:n/a
Definition: To make someone or something able to do something
Antonyms: Prevent/stop/block
1. A car can enable you to some to school.
2. The new bridge enables cars to drive over the river and get to work more quickly.
3. A computer can enable you to learn more English.
Encourage (en·cour·age) verb
Word family: encouragement-Noun
Definition: To give support, “You can do it!”
Antonyms:discourage/dampen/depress/uninspire
1. I encourage you to read every day.
2. Parents encourage their children to work hard in school.
3. Have you ever encourages someone to do something?
Interview (in·ter·view) noun/verb
Word family: interviewer-Noun
Definition: questions and answers
Antonyms: n/a
1. Most companies want to interview you before they offer you a job.
2. Many people are interviewed before someone is hired.
3. You may be asked many questions at an job interview.
Awkward (awk·ward) adjective
Word family: awkwardness—noun, awkwardly--adv
Definition:not graceful
Antonyms: graceful/elegant
1. I find it awkward trying to speak in another language
2. I like to dance, but I don’t know if I’m awkward or not
3. What is something that you find awkward to do?
Customary (cus·tom·ar·y) adjective
Word family: customarily—adv, custom—noun
Definition:normal
Antonyms:unusual/irregular/different
1. It’s customary for me to do my lesson planning on Thursday afternoons.
2. In my family, it was customary on holidays to play board games.
3. What is customary for your family on a major holiday?
