1. Vocabulary Week 19

2. Word 1: Decipher Def: To discover the meaning of something that is in code or written poorly Sent: Principal Miller tried to decipher the pictures scribbled on the wall.

3. Word 2: Mythology Def: Stories that deal with gods and goddesses of ancient times Sent: The pictures seemed to portray some mythological story about a Greek-like god.

4. Word 3: Serene Def: Calm and peaceful Sent: The god sat serenely on a white cloud above a temple.

5. Word 4: Mutiny Def: A rebellion by soldiers or sailors to overthrow their commander Sent: The week previous, the teachers had mutinied and tried to overthrow Mr. Miller.

6. Word 5: Flail Def: To swing your arms wildly, uncontrollably Sent: Like a swimmer flailing his arms before drowning, Principal Miller panicked.

7. Word 6: Phenomenal Def: Highly, enormously unusual Sent: Mr. Miller had done an phenomenal as principal but no could stand his appearance.

8. Word 7:Repulsive Def: So ugly as to cause intense disgust Sent: Teachers found Principal Miller’s long nose hairs too repulsive and they rebelled.

9. Word 8: Nocturnal Def: Animals that are active at night Sent: Principal resigned and became a nocturnal creature to avoid being seen.

10. Word 9: Realm Def: Kingdom, where a king rules Sent: Principal Miller’s new realm became dark allies and backstreet shops.

11. Word 10: Sanctuary Def: A sacred place of safety, usually a church Sent: Principal Miller’s sanctuary was the night where no one could see his long nose hairs.

12. Word 11: Scheme Def: A well thought out plan to do something sometimes with secret, negatives aspects Sent: The teachers regretted their scheming against Principal Miller.

13. Word 12: Vacant Def: Not filled, usually a hotel room or land between two houses where there could be another house (vacant lot) Sent: In a year, Principal Miller’s house looked vacant, although he still lived there.

14. Word 13: Fatigued Def: To feel extremely tired or exhausted Sent: Mr. Miller felt fatigued from running around all night and simply had no energy.

15. Word 14: Sustain Def: To keep going without stop, to keep alive Sent: Principal Miller could not sustain his life of living at night and sleeping during the day.

16. Word 15: Ramp Def: Inclined board to move objects up Sent: Mr. Miller built a ramp so he could drive his motorcycle into his house.

17. Word 16: Buffoon Def: A stupid person, a clown Sent: Mr. Miller’s neighbors wondered what kind of buffoon would build such a ramp.

18. Word 17: Tendency Def: An action or behavior that someone tends do or does a lot Sent: Mr. Miller had a growing tendency to do weird things that made people question.

19. Word 18: Chronicles Def: A collection of stories Sent: “Mr. Miller’s Chronicles” was a book about all the crazy things he did.

20. Word 19: Slant/ Slanted Def: Leaning to one side, favoring one side Sent: Mr. Miller’s house slowly started to slant to the right until one day it fell down.

21. Word 20: Afford Def: To have enough money or time for Sent: Principal Miller could not afford his house payment so he became homeless.