Vocabulary Week 21
Word 1: Casually / Casual Def: Relaxed, not worried, not formal Sent: John casually worked up to Principal Miller and said the cafeteria food stinks.
Word 2: Quiver Def: 1) To shake slightly 2) A container to put arrows in Sent: Principal Miller’s lips quivered but he said nothing.
Word 3: Indifferent Def: Not interested in, not caring either way Sent: Principal Miller was indifferent to John’s concerns about the cafeteria food.
Word 4: Campaign Def: To take part in a series of actions like a political campaign to get someone elected Sent: John started a campaign to get better food in the cafeteria.
Word 5: Ornate Def: Decorated in a fancy way Sent: John made beautiful, ornate posters demanding better cafeteria food.
Word 6: Adorable Def: Delightfully beautiful, cute Sent: John was adorable to girls, but hated by his principal.
Word 7: Quagmire Def: Situation or predicament that is difficult to get out of Sent: Principal Miller was in a quagmire. if he expelled John, people would side with him.
Word 8: Abruptly / Abrupt Def: Happening suddenly without warning Sent: Principal Miller abruptly took action and expelled John from school.
Word 9: Frenzy / Frenzied Def: Uncontrollable excitement of a group of people or animals Sent: Within hours, the school was in a frenzy over John’s expulsion.
Word 10: Lag Def: To fall behind, fail to keep up Sent: Parents did not lag far behind as they started to show up at the school too.
Word 11: Jabbering Def: Rapid talking about unimportant things Sent: People were hanging in the halls jabbering about cold french fries and John.
Word 12: Susceptible Def: Easily affected or influenced by others ideas or disease Sent: Everyone agreed that the cafeteria was too dirty making students susceptible to disease.
Word 13: Spectacle Def: A public big showing, impressive sight Sent: Principal Miller made a spectacle of himself by yelling out the window at John.
Word 14: Embrace Def: To hug or put your arms around Sent: Parents and students embraced John in support and told him not to worry.
Word 15: Typical Def: Not unusual, like the others in a group Sent: John was just a typical student, and like the others just wanted better food.
Word 16: Cunning Def: Get what you want in a clever, tricky way Sent: Principal Miller’s cunning plan to blame everything on John had backfired.
Word 17: Dodge Def: To move suddenly to avoid being hit Sent: Principal Miller had to dodge a flying rock when he went outside to go home.
Word 18: Dawdle Def: To spend time wastefully Sent: Principal Miller had spent his time dawdling instead of solving problems.
Word 19: Suspicion / Suspicious Def: Thinking someone has done something but having little or no proof Sent: People were suspicious of Principal Miller since his brother was the head cook.
Word 20: Evolution / Evolve Def: Slow change over time like change in animals, ideas, music Sent: The situation evolved to the point where news agencies came to cover the story about the bad food situation.