1. Vocabulary #10 Blocks 4 and 5
Take 3-Column Notes in the Vocabulary section of your spiral
(word, meaning, example)

2. boycott
Def.)To refuse to deal with or buy from for specific reasons. My parents organized a boycott of the toy store for selling realistic-looking toy guns. (N) We’re boycotting the restaurant because so many people have gotten sick from eating there. (V)

3. continuously Def.)Uninterrupted
(Adj: Ex) My brother talks continuously, which makes it hard to actually have a conversation with him.

4. stifle 1)to suffocate, 2)to muffle 3)to cut off the air
My brother put a pillow over my face and almost stifled, or suffocated, me. (V)
It is so hot and stuffy in this room. It’s stifling in here! (Adj.)

5. restrain Def.)to hold back
Ex.) My mom has to restrain our dog when people come over since he gets way too excited. (V)

6. inhibit Def.) to forbid or restrain.
I was watering my horses when all of a sudden the water stopped flowing because of a kink in the hose. The kink inhibited, or stopped, the water from flowing.

7. quench Def.) 1)to put out 2)to relieve
Ex) I told mom I need something to quench my thirst.

8. detain Def.) To to keep waiting to delay
Ex) We were detained, or kept waiting, on the phone for the concert tickets.
Ex) We were detained at the airport because of the bad weather.

9. punctuate Def.) to interrupt occasionally 2) to use punctuation marks
Ex) My teachers, like Mrs. Kebart, make sure I always use proper punctuation marks at the end of a sentence.
Ex) Her fancy garments are
punctuated by lots of “bling”
and other sparkles all over them.