Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 10Word 1: PersistentDef: Forcefully demand something be done or be determined to do somethingSent: Joe persistently wanted to answer but his teacher Ms. Ruth never called on him.

Word 2: ClamberDef: To climb in an awkward, difficult waySent: Joe clambered on Ms. Ruths desk and shouted, I want to answer that question!

Word 3: Mimic / MimickedDef: To copy or imitate closelySent: Ms. Ruth mimicked Joes behavior and shouted, I want to answer that question!

Word 4: UnaccustomedDef: Not use to somethingSent: Joe was unaccustomed to such rude behavior and spit in his teachers face.

Word 5: FrivolousDef: Not serious, silly in natureSent: Spitting in your teachers face is not a frivolous act and Joe knew he was in trouble.

Word 6: DazzleDef: To give off a bright light or impress with beauty or skillSent: Joe dazzled the whole class by doing two somersaults on the way out of the classroom.

Word 7: BriskDef: Quick and energeticSent: Ms. Ruth grabbed Joes arm and briskly walked Joe down to the principals office.

Word 8: RavineDef: A deep valley with steep cliff wallsSent: Ms. Ruth was so upset that she wanted to throw Joe over a cliff into some ravine.

Word 9: Chaos / ChaoticDef: State of confusion and disorderSent: The principals office was chaotic as numerous teachers were having problems.

Word 10: PunctureDef: To put a hole in something with a sharp objectSent: One teacher was complaining that someone had punctured his car tires.

Word 11: ContraryDef: To show or say the oppositeSent: Joes teacher blamed him. But Joe said, contrary to his teachers story, it was all her fault for mimicking him.

Word 12: Inspector / Inspect / InspectionDef: Someone who checks out a crime or examines something to see if it is safeSent: The principal would not make a decision until he inspected the crime scene.

Word 13: Ominous Def: Something that foretells or predicts something bad is going to happen Sent:. Joe knew that his day would not go well when his alarm clock ominously fell on his head when he woke up.

Word 15: PunyDef: Very small, weak or not impressiveSent: Joe felt really puny when the principal told him he would have to find another school.

Word 15: IncognitoDef: Travel in disguise not using your real nameSent: Joe wondered if he could continue going to school if he would go incognito and hide who he really was.

Word 16:DebrisDef: Pieces of something that was destroyed or brokenSent: Outside the school a car exploded sending debris flying in all directions.

Word 17: ObnoxiousDef: A very unpleasant person to be aroundSent: Joe thought the principal was the most obnoxious person he ever met.

Word 18: TrifleDef: (Adj) Being of little value or importance (Verb) To deal with in a not serious waySent: Ms. Ruth said to Joe it was a mistake to have trifled with her. This made Joe a trifle upset.

Word 19: Simultaneous / SimultaneouslyDef: Two things happening at the same timeSent: The principal simultaneously fired Ms. Ruth and expelled Joe.

Word 20: Develop / DevelopmentDef: How something growsSent: Joe was a bright student but had developed a hatred for school.