1. Vocabulary Power Plus Lesson 5

2. Bizarre The bizarre behavior of the animals signaled that something was wrong.

3. Bizarre Adjective – extremely unusual; strange

4. Bungle Kevin was fired after he bungled a job and lost a valuable client.

5. Bungle Verb – to act or work clumsily; to ruin something through clumsiness

6. Deduce After examining the clues at the crime scene, the detective deduced that the death was accidental.

7. Deduce Verb – to conclude by reasoning; to infer

8. Dynamic The dynamic speaker at the school assembly captured everyone’s attention. Land in the Midwest might be flat, but the region has some of the most dynamic weather patterns in the world.

9. Dynamic Adjective – energetic; intense; forceful Continuously active or changing

10. irrelevant Carol thought geometry was irrelevant to her life until she had to calculate the area of her lawn.

11. Irrelevant Adjective – unimportant to the matter at hand

12. loiter Some of the teenagers do nothing but loiter in front of the arcade.

13. loiter Verb – to linger without apparent purpose

14. Obstinate It took ten minutes for the farmer to get the obstinate cow across the road.

15. Obstinate Adjective - stubborn

16. Scrutinize The board scrutinized the record of each applicant before choosing one to receive the scholarship.

17. Scrutinize Verb – to examine in great detail

18. Stunt The drought stunted the growth of the crops. The television reporter participated in a stunt designed to increase ratings.

19. Stunt Verb – to limit or hinder growth Noun – an unusual or dangerous feat

20. superficial His superficial wounds did not require immediate medical attention. The superficial man at the party could quote many texts, but understood few.

21. superficial Adjective – on or near the surface Concerned with the obvious only; shallow Insignificant;trivial

22. ultimate The boss will make the ultimate decision as to who gets hired. Gary thought that he had written the ultimate novel until he received a dozen rejection letters from publishers.

23. ultimate Adjective – last in a series; conclusive; final Highest; extreme

24. Vapid The food critic claimed that the vapid main course required additional spices.

25. vapid Adjective – bland; dull

26. viable The escape plan may sound crazy, but it is definitely viable.

27. viable Adjective – capable of succeeding, working, or living

28. wan Dora had a wan complexion after narrowly avoiding an accident.

29. wan Adjective – unnaturally pale, as from illness or distress

30. Wane The moon wanes after a full moon.

31. Wane Verb – to decrease gradually