Exempt: verb (used with object)
1.
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release: to exempt a student from an examination.
–adjective
2.
released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.: organizations exempt from taxes.
–noun
3.
a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
4.
(in Britain) exon
Context Clues: Respect all religions
Sentence from: "Funny in Farsi"(pg 105) "The christian and Jewish students at my school were exempt from religious studies, a fact that caused much envy among the rest of us"
My sentence: I was exempt from class today.
Lucrative:–adjective
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative
Context Clues: N/A
Sentence from "Funny in Farsi"(pg 123) " I didn't want to get on her bad side early on in this lucrative job so I smiled as I tried to untangle her arms."
My Sentence: My up and coming job is very lucrative.
Gendarmes: noun, plural -darmes
1.
a police officer in any of several European countries, esp. a French police officer.
2.
a soldier, esp. in France, serving in an army group acting as armed police with authority over civilians.
3.
(formerly) a cavalryman in charge of a French cavalry squad
Context Clues: sifting through my suitcase
Sentence from "Funny in Farsi"(pg 133) " The gendarmes started sifting through the clothes and the myriad of gifts I had brought for my host family."
My Sentence: When my friends and I went to France, we saw lots of gendarmes.
