Vocabulary Lesson 3 Word Families 1 Constricting adj

Vocabulary Lesson 3 Word Families

1 - Constricting (adj. ) �Tight, squeezing. � The jeans Joel tried on were constricting, so he asked for a larger size.

2 - Restrict (v. ) �Confine within bounds, restrain �The government made new laws to restrict the sale of guns.

3 - Stricture (n. ) �Something that restrains or limits, restriction. � We may have to shut ourselves off from the strictures of the society around us.

4 - Strain (v. ) �To exert oneself to the limit of one’s ability. �The runner was straining to reach the finish line.

5 - Preclude (v. ) �To make impossible, to rule out in advance. �Bad eye sight may preclude you from driving.

6 - Close (v. ) �To block against entry or passage. �The door closed quietly behind her.

7 - Cloister (n. ) �A covered walk way with columns and arches that connects the buildings in a monastery and opens into enclosed courtyard. �She cloistered herself in the office.

8 - Enclosure (n. ) �Something that surrounds or closes in. �The animals are kept in a large enclosure.

9 - Exclude (v. ) �To prevent or restrict the entrance of, to keep out. �Until 1994 the black population was excluded from voting.

10 - Exclusion (n. ) �The act of excluding or preventing entrance. �She has been studying hard to the exclusion of everything else.

Activity: �In groups of four, students should create a small story using minimum four of the vocabulary words.