Vocabulary 3 Review Meixsell/Gordon

Do Now Circle the 3 words that you find to be the most difficult to understand or apply to a sentence.

Resume (v.) To start again; begin again Other forms: resumed, resumes, resuming She will resume her work once her child goes to sleep.

Container (n.) An urn, jug, pot or vase Something that holds other things Other forms: containers, containing, contains The container held about two-thousand jelly beans.

Refugee (n.) A person who has fled their homeland to escape political problems or war Other forms: refugees, refuge (v.) The Syrian refugees traveled to Europe for political asylum (safety).

Sudanese (adj.) A person or item from Sudan, a country in Africa Other forms: Sudan (n.) The Sudanese boy was first a refugee, and now a citizen.

Herding (v.) To group, guide or flock animals together Other forms: herd, herds, herded, herder (n.) John was a goat herder in Guatemala.

Aimless (adj.) To do something without point or direction Other forms: aimlessly The child wandered aimlessly on the streets looking for his mom.

Backfire (v.) To fail, go wrong To boomerang and rebound Other forms: backfired, backfiring, backfires The car backfired and it scared everyone within earshot. The plan to create a surprise birthday party backfired when Susan realized our scheme.

Hunching (v.) To bend, huddle or crouch Other forms: hunch, hunched, hunches (n.) She was hunching over in the closet during a game of Hide-and-Go-Seek.

Thumping (v.) To thud, or beat Other forms: thump, thumps, thumped The monster was thumping on the walls to scare the family on Halloween night. They call Bambi’s friend, Thumper, because he always thumps his foot.

Droned (v.) To hum, buzz or go on endlessly Other forms: drone (n. and v.), drones, droning The teacher droned on and on about the importance of vocabulary and new words.