mammoth – huge; gigantic; When Jane returned from vacation, she found a mammoth amount of work piled on her desk.
veer – change in direction; When you arrive at the castle, veer left around the wall
and follow the foot trail until you come to the valley.
ajar - partially open; When the police carefully examined the crime scene, they found the second-story window ajar .
cranny – a small opening in a wall or rock face; The secret message was found stuffed into a small cranny in the courtyard wall next to the church.
cower – cringe from fear; or shrink away; When Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok entered the Last Chance Saloon, the villains cowered in fear.
wither – shriveled, shrunken, dried-up; A few withered apples were all that remained on the tree after the pickers had worked their way through the orchard..
gazebo – an outdoor structure with a roof and open sides; On Sunday afternoons the family would gather together in the shade of our backyard gazebo.
enrage – to make one angry or to infuriate; What enrages my wife is when I forget to wipe m feet before coming into the house..
Monday, January 24, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Vocab words Jan 17-21
flaunt – to show off; It was rude for the girl to flaunt around in her new dress at the homeless shelter.
pungent – having a sharp smell or bitter flavor; The pungent smell escaping from the school cafeteria made me wish I had brought my lunch.
reluctant - unwilling; not eager; The girl was reluctant to begin her one hundred problem homework assignment.
disperse – to spread widely or to scatter; The smoked dispersed into the midnight sky.
vague – not clear; My memory of that day is very vague.
geezer – a slang term referring usually to a strange, old man; That is the old geezer who sold shoe laces on the corner.
rookie – (beginner) an athlete playing his or her first season on a sports team; The young man was having an outstanding year for only being a rookie.
pallbearer – one of several persons who carry or attend the casket at a funeral. My dad was a pallbearer at his best friend’s funeral.
pungent – having a sharp smell or bitter flavor; The pungent smell escaping from the school cafeteria made me wish I had brought my lunch.
reluctant - unwilling; not eager; The girl was reluctant to begin her one hundred problem homework assignment.
disperse – to spread widely or to scatter; The smoked dispersed into the midnight sky.
vague – not clear; My memory of that day is very vague.
geezer – a slang term referring usually to a strange, old man; That is the old geezer who sold shoe laces on the corner.
rookie – (beginner) an athlete playing his or her first season on a sports team; The young man was having an outstanding year for only being a rookie.
pallbearer – one of several persons who carry or attend the casket at a funeral. My dad was a pallbearer at his best friend’s funeral.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Vocabulary Jan 10 – 14
pandemonium – wild uproar and total chaos; There was complete pandemonium at our house for the hour mother was gone.
Samaritan – one who is compassionate and helpful to a person in need; After I tripped on the street curb, a good Samaritan helped me to my feet.
phantom - an illusion of a person or thing; ghost; I was too scared to enter the attic, in fear that I might encounter a phantom.
gawk – to stare stupidly or foolishly; to gape; The young boys gawked at the pretty high school girl as she walked past them.
dainty – very delicate and fine; The girl wore a dainty lace dress to the recital.
eon – an immeasurably long period of time; “It will take me eons to finish this huge book report!” shouted the girl.
unbeknownst –unknown or without one’s knowledge; Unbeknownst to his mother, Gerald had to stay after school on Monday.
antsy – unable to sit or stand still; fidgety; The students were very antsy on the last day of school because they could not wait for summer break.
pandemonium – wild uproar and total chaos; There was complete pandemonium at our house for the hour mother was gone.
Samaritan – one who is compassionate and helpful to a person in need; After I tripped on the street curb, a good Samaritan helped me to my feet.
phantom - an illusion of a person or thing; ghost; I was too scared to enter the attic, in fear that I might encounter a phantom.
gawk – to stare stupidly or foolishly; to gape; The young boys gawked at the pretty high school girl as she walked past them.
dainty – very delicate and fine; The girl wore a dainty lace dress to the recital.
eon – an immeasurably long period of time; “It will take me eons to finish this huge book report!” shouted the girl.
unbeknownst –unknown or without one’s knowledge; Unbeknownst to his mother, Gerald had to stay after school on Monday.
antsy – unable to sit or stand still; fidgety; The students were very antsy on the last day of school because they could not wait for summer break.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Vocab words Jan 3-7
legacy – something such as a story or tradition that is passed down from an ancestor. Even though Grandfather passed away twenty years ago, his legacy of always wanting to help others still lives through our family today.
mirage – an illusion in which something that is not really there appears to be seen in the distance. In the desert we saw a mirage that looked like a lake.
stupefied - to stun, shock, overwhelm, or astonish. I was stupefied when the magician made the tiger disappear.
lumber – to move heavily usually from great weight or exhaustion. The big trucks lumbered down the highway overloaded with freight.
finicky – picky and difficult to please. My sister is a very finicky eater and will only eat sandwiches on white bread with ham, no mayonnaise, and cheddar cheese.
obvious – easily noticed or understood; The student made an obvious mistake in their subtraction problem.
infamous – having a bad reputation; The infamous criminal robbed three banks in Pennsylvania.
suffice – to have enough and to satisfy; These crackers will be enough to suffice my hunger until supper time.
mirage – an illusion in which something that is not really there appears to be seen in the distance. In the desert we saw a mirage that looked like a lake.
stupefied - to stun, shock, overwhelm, or astonish. I was stupefied when the magician made the tiger disappear.
lumber – to move heavily usually from great weight or exhaustion. The big trucks lumbered down the highway overloaded with freight.
finicky – picky and difficult to please. My sister is a very finicky eater and will only eat sandwiches on white bread with ham, no mayonnaise, and cheddar cheese.
obvious – easily noticed or understood; The student made an obvious mistake in their subtraction problem.
infamous – having a bad reputation; The infamous criminal robbed three banks in Pennsylvania.
suffice – to have enough and to satisfy; These crackers will be enough to suffice my hunger until supper time.
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