Vocabulary List Week 3

immortal

immortal Immortal Adjective Living forever; indestructible Vampires are thought to be immortal, they never die. Many teenagers believe that they are immortal and take foolish risks.

Some vampires are immortal living off of the blood of humans. immortal

pessimistic

pessimistic Pessimistic-adjective Pessimist-noun Feeling gloomy and hopeless; always thinking the worst. Angelica was pessimistic about her chances of passing chemistry. Sergio is a pessimist- he always sees the glass as half empty.

The pessimist would see this glass as half empty. pessimistic

barbaric

Barbaric Barbaric Adjective Uncivilized; wild; crude Many people think that grounding is a barbaric form of punishment. “If we are to be a civilized nation this barbaric violence must stop”.

The boys in “Animal House” often behaved in a barbaric manner.

tragic

tragic Tragic- Tragic-adjective Tragically-Adverb Tragedy-noun Disastrous; bringing great harm and suffering. The tragic events of September 11, 2001 changed our country forever. It was something that tragically could not be avoided. It is such a tragedy.

Losing a home to a fire would be a tragic event for any family.

sulk

sulk Sulk Verb To mope around or pout. Teenagers usually sulk when they are told they can’t do something. Amy was sulking when she saw her grade on the test.

Lebron just couldn’t help sulking when the Mavericks won the champions hip.

Compassion

Compassion Compassion Compassion-noun Compassionate- adjective Sympathy; pity; concern We should show caring and compassion for those less fortunate than us. Maria is a very compassionate person, she is a good shoulder to cry on.

This soldier is showing compassion for a little girl found during the war.

Mortal

Mortal Mortal Mortal-adjective Mortally-adverb Mortal-noun A being that must eventually die; deadly; fatal The mortal would was to the man’s head. The person was mortally wounded during the car jacking. Mortals cannot live forever.

All human beings are mortal and therefore cannot live forever.

Recoil

Recoil Recoil Verb To draw back because of fear, surprise or disgust. Paul recoiled when he opened the door and saw a cockroach. The cat is brave, be even it recoiled when the rabid raccoon attacked.

What could this guy have seen that would make him recoil?

Optimistic

Optimistic Optimistic Optimistic-adjective Optimist-noun Hopeful; looking on the bright side. Optimistic his team would win the game, Miguel started celebrating on the sidelines. Jennifer is such an optimist, she always assumes things will work out for the best.

Believe it or not; most teachers are optimists at heart Believe it or not; most teachers are optimists at heart. We believe that what we do makes a differenc e to our students. Optimistic

Vain

Vain Vain Vain-adjective Vanity-noun Conceited; having a high opinion of oneself. Marie is so vain she stares at herself in every reflective surface she passes. Vanity is not a very welcoming personality trait.

People who spend much of their time looking in the mirror are usually quite vain.

Bonus words Remember these won’t appear on the quiz. But they may be used in your story for extra credit.

gargantuan

Gargantuan Gargantuan adjective Huge; gigantic Tommy picked out a gargantuan piece of candy and only finished half of it.

This hamburger is so gargantuan it would probably take at least 7 people to eat it!

hoodwink

Hoodwink Hoodwink Verb To trick, confuse or deceive. Emily hoodwinked her parents it to believing she was sick by heating up her forehead with an electric heating pad.

Many people are hoodwinked into believing that fake diamonds and other precious stones are real.