Vocabulary Lesson 3

Rescue workers admonished us to stay away from the flooding river.

Verb – to warn

The coach admonished me for missing practice

Verb – criticize gently Noun – admonition We remembered our parents admonition to stay close to the shore while swimming.

We were aghast at the photographs of the tsunami.

Adj. – struck with horror; shocked

General Custer's army of over 200 men was annihilated at the battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.

Verb – to destroy completely; to reduce to utter ruin.

People who donated more than $100 were listed as benefactors of the library.

Noun – a person who provides help, especially by giving money.

An Academy Award is the highest honor Hollywood can bestow on an actress.

Verb – to gives as an honor; to present as a gift.

The climbers followed a devious route up the mountain.

Adj. –having many twists and turns; winding

This devious scheme was intended to take advantage of vulnerable people.

Adj. – sneaky; not frank or honest

Although he had experienced great misfortune, he was devoid of bitterness.

Adj. - Lacking; empty; entirely without.

The dad hopes his son will heed his advice.

Verb – to pay attention to Adj. - heedful Heedful of the fog, I drove slowly. Adj. – heedless They went ahead with their trip, heedless of our warnings

Achilles, a hero in Greek mythology, had a goddess for a mother and a mortal for a father.

Noun – a human being, especially as contrasted with a god.

Martin Luther King Jr. received a mortal wound delivered by an assassin in 1968.

Adj. – causing death; fatal.

Indiana Jones has a mortal fear of snakes.

Adj – very severe

He mused over whether to sell the house.

Verb – to think about in a quiet, careful way.

Rosa Park was a pioneer in the civil rights movement.

Noun - A person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow. Verb - pioneered

Those who could afford it fled to the country to escape the great plague of 1665.

Noun – a deadly disease that spreads rapidly from person to person.

After the tryouts, I was plagued by doubts that I would make the varsity team.

Verb – to cause distress or suffering

After the rain stopped, the floodwaters gradually subsided.

Verb – to sink to a lower level. Verb – to become quieter or less active The baby’s sobs gradually subsided.

She tried to ignore the unwitting insult, but his comment hurt her just the same.

Adj. – not done on purpose; unintended

It says in the Bible that envy and wrath shorten life.

Noun – forceful anger; fury Adj. – wrathful A wrathful Achilles sought revenge on the killer of his friend.