Vocab Words Week 5 Mr. Matzka

stripling (noun) a youth CC Word List 5 stripling (noun) a youth The jury overlooked the idea that he was only a stripling, and they tried him as an adult.

telescope (verb) to drive together so that one slides into the other like the sections of a spy-glass The professional cup stacker telescoped the cups into one neat stack.

trivial (adj) of little importance or value He was only a trivial character in the book; his role played no importance.

abbey (noun) the group of buildings which collectively forms the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns The abbey was similar to a college dorm, except the abbess keeps everyone under control.

aerostat (noun) a balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air We saw a flash of light dart across the sky and suspected it to be a UFO; however, it was just an aerostat that got away.

anonymous (adj) unknown The poem was so moving that I wanted to read more of the author’s works, but the author was listed as anonymous.

assuage To assuage my hunger as I awaited lunch, I ate a Snickers bar. (verb) to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain or disease To assuage my hunger as I awaited lunch, I ate a Snickers bar.

bide (verb) to await I had to bide my time by browsing my phone’s internet while when I went to get my prescription filled.

capacious (adj) roomy When moving into your dorms, don’t be surprised when they’re not as capacious as you would like.

commotion (noun) a disturbance or violent agitation The earthquake caused quite the commotion. People were running and screaming everywhere I looked.

continuance (noun) continuing an activity without interruption. There is a 4 day continuance in the practice of learning vocab. words for class.

dastard (noun) a coward The lion from the Wizard of Oz lacked courage and therefore was a dastard.

descent (noun) the act of moving or going downward Susie’s descent began immediately after she finished high school; she didn’t go on to college, and resorted to selling drugs on the weekends.

disseminated (verb) to scatter about The seeds were disseminated across the field in neat rows during planting season.

eject (verb) to expel Laura was ejected from the game after she interfered with the play.