1. Vocabulary Week 27 Study

3. Word 1: Inferno Def: A place of extreme heat Sent: Principal Miller’s office felt like an inferno as he talked with a student.

5. Word 2: Elaborate Def: Very Detailed Sent: Principal Miller had an elaborate plan for him and Cindy to make money.

7. Word 3: Client Def: A person or company goods or services are sold to Sent: Cindy would sell chocolate candy bars to students which was a lot of clients.

9. Word 4: Snob / Snobbish Def: Acting as if you are better than others Sent: Cindy was snobbish but she was also ruthless which Principal Miller liked.

11. Word 5: Decimate Def: To destroy a large number of Sent: Cindy would sell chocolate and Principal Miller would decimate any competition by punishing them severely.

13. Word 6: Maneuver Def: A planned movement that requires skill Sent: Principal Miller had to maneuver fast with his plan because Christmas was coming and that meant big profits.

15. Word 7: Spectacular Def: Extremely impressive, wonderful Sent: Principal Miller dreamed of buying a spectacular house with his share.

17. Word 8: Assure Def: To guarantee or promise Sent: Principal Miller assured Cindy she would never get caught selling chocolate and that she would make a lot of money.

19. Word 9: Fascinate / Fascinating Def: To cause great interest and wonder Sent: Cindy was fascinated by the idea of making so much money in school.

21. Word 10:Essential Def: Important and necessary to do something Sent: Principal Miller said it was essential to sell only to the junior high and high school.

23. Word 11:Blunder Def: To make a stupid, careless mistake Sent: Principal Miller blundered in not thinking there might be an undercover student working for the police.

25. Word 12: Latter Def: Coming in the last part or the second of two choices Sent: After getting busted, Cindy was given the choice of expulsion or ratting on her Principal Miller. She chose the latter.

27. Word 13:Symptom Def: A sign of an illness like high fever is a symptom of dengue fever Sent: When the police came to arrest Principal Miller, he had symptoms of shock.

29. Word 14:Morph Def: To undergo extreme change like a man into a dog Sent: After his initial shock, Principal Miller morphed into a woman by putting on a dress and lipstick.

31. Word 15: Tragedy / Tragic Def: A disastrous, sad event or story Sent: Tragically for Principal Miller, someone recognized his shoes and he was arrested.

33. Word 16: Mutual / Mutually Def: Having the same feeling for each other Sent: At the trial, Principal Miller tried to convince the jury that Cindy had mutually been involved, not an innocent student.

35. Word 17: Accuse / Accusation Def: A charge of wrongdoing, to blame Sent: Cindy accused Principal Miller of forcing her to do it or she would be expelled.

37. Word 18: Crave / Craving Def: Strong desires for something Sent: Principal Miller finally pleaded guilty blaming it all on his own chocolate craving.

39. Word 19: Sway Def: To sway from side to side or to get someone to change their opinion Sent: The judge was not swayed by Principal Miller’s sincerity and gave him 10 years.

41. Word 20: Inferior Def: Low in quality Sent: The judge was also angry that the chocolate being sold was inferior and was surprised the students had even bought it.