“Bombardment” Vocabulary Scholastic Expert 21 Course II Workshop 2B
spectator spec-ta-tor (noun) a person who is watching an event I enjoy being a spectator, but I’d rather play a sport than just watch it.
eliminate e-lim-i-nate (verb) to get rid or remove I wondered which mistake would eliminate me in the spelling bee.
phenomenon phe-nom-e-non (noun) an occurrence or event The rainbow is a beautiful natural phenomenon.
random ran-dom (adjective) without order or purpose There were so many cute puppies to choose from, we just picked one at random.
astonished as-ton-ished (adjective) very surprised or amazed Matt was astonished when he opened the door and saw Sophia standing on her head.
condemn con-demn (verb) to declare guilty and punish Those who came late were condemned to stand in the aisles for three hours.
destined des-tined (adjective) bound for, or having a certain fate Trey was destined to become a famous swimmer.
sympathize sym-pa-thize (verb) to understand or appreciate other people’s troubles I sympathize with people who get picked last for teams.