Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 6Word 1:Lunatic Def: A crazy personSent: Mark was a bully and a lunatic.

Word 2: InvincibleDef: Unable to be defeated or conqueredSent: Mark thought he was invincible because he was bigger than everyone else.

Word 3: DrearyDef: Dull, boring, depressingSent: On a dreary February day, a new Japanese boy was put into the 7th grade class.

Word 4: Arrogant / ArrogantlyDef: Acting or claiming to be better than one is, overly proudSent: Mark arrogantly challenged the new boy, Taishi, to a fight.

Word 5: HoverDef: To stay in the air in one placeSent: Mark hovered over the boy trying to scare him.

Word 6: OccasionallyDef: sometimes, but not oftenSent: Taishi said he occasionally would fight but it would not be fair to fight Mark .

Word 7:Declare / DeclarationDef: To make known publicallySent: Mark declared to everyone that Taishi, the new boy, was scared.

Word 8: FaintDef: 1 Become unconscious for a short time 2 Small or low like a faint voiceSent: A girl fainted, and you could see a faint trace of fear in Mark as Taishi stood up.

Word 9: MutterDef: To speak in a low voiceSent: Students started to mutter about how crazy the new guy was to fight Mark.

Word 10: Vanquish Def: To defeat an enemy completelySent: Suddenly Taishi vanquished Mark with a kick to the head and a chop to the back.

Word 11:Appalled / AppallingDef: Shocked by something badSent: Everyone was appalled to see blood pouring out of Marks broken nose.

Word 12: DevourDef: To engulf completely or eat greedilySent: Tashi quietly sat back down and devoured his pizza and went to his next class.

Word 13: JoltDef: To give a sudden shock or shakeSent: The beating jolted Mark, who gave up on being a bully.

Word 14: ResembleDef: To look like something elseSent: Everyone quickly realized that Taishi resembled a karate champion from Japan.

Word 15: ContemplateDef: To think about, consider doingSent: No one contemplated bothering Taishi again that year.

Word 16: FragileDef: Easily brokenSent: Marks nose was very fragile after Taishi broke it.

Word 17: Tranquil / TranquilityDef: Peaceful, calm and quietSent: The school seemed more tranquil after Tashi put Mark in his place.

Word 18: ExquisiteDef: Very beautiful and pleasingSent: Japan is known for its exquisite pottery and its ferocious hand to hand fighting.

Word 19: ContagiousDef: Carrying a disease (or feeling) that can spread to othersSent: The fear of Taishi was contagious. Even high school students left him alone.

Word 20: MurmurDef: Low, hard to hear voiceSent: You could here students murmur about Taishi every time he walked in the room.