Vocabulary Unit 3

Words 1 – 57th Grade

The animated children were almost impossible to calm down.

Animated:(adj.) full of life, lively

The mother hen looked after her brood of chicks.

Brood:(n.) family of young animals;

(v.) to think over in a worried way

Marvin would brood over every sad thing that happened to him.

I knew the movie would culminate in the capture of the villain.

Culminate:(v.) to end, climax,

conclude

After my dad was disconnected from the repair service for the second time,

his patience turned into downright anger.

Downright:(adv.) thoroughly;

(adj.) blunt, absolute

The drone of the speaker was so boring that everyone fell asleep.

Drone:(n.) a buzzing or humming sound,

someone who does nothing

(v.) to make a buzzing sound, to speak in a

dull tone of voice