1. Crestfallen Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: to feel discouraged and disappointed.
Synonyms: discouraged, disheartened, disappointed
Antonyms: cheerful, encouraged
Sentence: The father yelled at the boy who tried to help with the nail gun, and the boy slumped down, crestfallen.

2. Assignment
Draw the word “crestfallen” as if the word or letters were falling down.

3. Appraise Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to determine the worth or quality of
Synonyms: look over, assess, evaluate
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Sentence: I appraised the girl’s earrings, studying their length, color, and texture.

4. Assignment
Describe an object that you frequently appraise. Describe a time you saw this object, and use the word.

5. Contemptuously Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: to do something with scorn or disrespect
Synonyms: proudly, rudely, scornfully, haughtily
Antonyms: kindly, humbly
Sentence: The rich girl contemptuously rejected the dirt-smudged boy when he asked to take her on a date.

6. Assignment
What is something one of your teacher talks about contemptuously? Describe it, and use the word.

7. Bore Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to focus on someone with the precision and force of a drill
Synonyms: to delve into, to probe, to pierce, to penetrate
Antonyms: to yield, to withdraw, to ignore
Sentence: The detective bored into the suspect with his eyes, studying his face and movements for the answer.

8. Assignment
Draw the word “bore” inside the shape of a drill.

9. Aloof Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: to hold one's distance from others, suggesting that the others are inferior
Synonyms: proud, distant, arrogant, snobby
Antonyms: humble, open, personable
Sentence: Now that he was in college, he held himself aloof from his younger friends—he felt too cool for them.

10. Assignment
Draw the word “aloof” in a balloon that is floating high over everybody.