so, more third grade grammar
This is going to be a looooong year!
complete these analogies
elephant: enormous :: mouse: _____________
Thing One wrote "minute"
Teacher marked X and wrote "small" and told him not to use big words unless he knew their exact meaning.
Webster's Dictionary shows the following:
Main Entry: 3mi·nute
Pronunciation: \mī-ˈnüt, mə-, -ˈnyüt\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): mi·nut·er; mi·nut·est
Etymology: Latin minutus
Date: 1606
1 : very small : infinitesimal
2 : of small importance : trifling
3 : marked by close attention to details
synonyms see small, circumstantial
- mi·nute·ness noun
Thoughts?
ETA: OMG, I amuse myself...
Main Entry: enor·mous
Pronunciation: \i-ˈnȯr-məs, ē-\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin enormis, from e, ex out of + norma rule
Date: 1531
1 a archaic : abnormal, inordinate b : exceedingly wicked : shocking
2 : marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree; especially : exceeding usual bounds or accepted notions
- enor·mous·ly adverb
- enor·mous·ness noun
synonyms enormous, immense, huge, vast, gigantic, colossal, mammoth mean exceedingly large. enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness enormousexpense> immense shopping mall>. huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount huge debt>. vast usually suggests immensity of extent vast Russian steppes>. gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind gigantic sports stadium>. colossalapplies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions colossal statue of Lincoln>. mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk mammoth boulder>.