Vocabulary Week 6
Word 1:Lunatic Def: A crazy person Sent: Mark was a bully and a lunatic.
Word 2: Invincible Def: Unable to be defeated or conquered Sent: Mark thought he was invincible because he was bigger than everyone else.
Word 3: Dreary Def: Dull, boring, depressing Sent: On a dreary February day, a new Japanese boy was put into the 7 th grade class.
Word 4: Arrogant / Arrogantly Def: Acting or claiming to be better than one is, overly proud Sent: Mark arrogantly challenged the new boy, Taishi, to a fight.
Word 5: Hover Def: To stay in the air in one place Sent: Mark hovered over the boy trying to scare him.
Word 6: Occasionally Def: sometimes, but not often Sent: Taishi said he occasionally would fight but it would not be fair to fight Mark.
Word 7:Declare / Declaration Def: To make known publically Sent: Mark declared to everyone that Taishi, the new boy, was scared.
Word 8: Faint Def: 1 Become unconscious for a short time 2 Small or low like a faint voice Sent: A girl fainted, and you could see a faint trace of fear in Mark as Taishi stood up.
Word 9: Mutter Def: To speak in a low voice Sent: Students started to mutter about how crazy the new guy was to fight Mark.
Word 10: Vanquish Def: To defeat an enemy completely Sent: Suddenly Taishi vanquished Mark with a kick to the head and a chop to the back.
Word 11:Appalled / Appalling Def: Shocked by something bad Sent: Everyone was appalled to see blood pouring out of Mark’s broken nose.
Word 12: Devour Def: To engulf completely or eat greedily Sent: Tashi quietly sat back down and devoured his pizza and went to his next class.
Word 13: Jolt Def: To give a sudden shock or shake Sent: The beating jolted Mark, who gave up on being a bully.
Word 14: Resemble Def: To look like something else Sent: Everyone quickly realized that Taishi resembled a karate champion from Japan.
Word 15: Contemplate Def: To think about, consider doing Sent: No one contemplated bothering Taishi again that year.
Word 16: Fragile Def: Easily broken Sent: Mark’s nose was very fragile after Taishi broke it.
Word 17: Tranquil / Tranquility Def: Peaceful, calm and quiet Sent: The school seemed more tranquil after Tashi put Mark in his place.
Word 18: Exquisite Def: Very beautiful and pleasing Sent: Japan is known for its exquisite pottery and its ferocious hand to hand fighting.
Word 19: Contagious Def: Carrying a disease (or feeling) that can spread to others Sent: The fear of Taishi was contagious. Even high school students left him alone.
Word 20: Murmur Def: Low, hard to hear voice Sent: You could here students murmur about Taishi every time he walked in the room.