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Week 6 Vocabulary

Week 6 Vocabulary. Impede (verb). To obstruct or interfere with, delay The crowd of people in the hallway impeded my path to class. My lack of preparation often impedes my ability to get things done in a timely manner. . Askew (adjective). To one side, crooked

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Week 6 Vocabulary

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  1. Week 6 Vocabulary

  2. Impede (verb) • To obstruct or interfere with, delay • The crowd of people in the hallway impeded my path to class. • My lack of preparation often impedes my ability to get things done in a timely manner.

  3. Askew (adjective) • To one side, crooked • When the little boy got hit in the face with a ball, his glasses became askew. • Your nose seems a bit askew; did you break it?

  4. Queue (noun, verb) • To form or wait in line; a waiting line • We have to stand in a queue to get lunch at school. • The students were queuing at the door before the bell rang.

  5. Accolade (noun) • An award or honor • Our choir receives many accolades for their superb singing. • The girl received many accolades because she was a three-sport athlete in college.

  6. Torrid (adjective) • Intensely hot, parched by the sun, burning • After being in the desert for three days, I had a torrid thirst. • I had a torrid sunburn after I forgot to wear sunscreen.

  7. Trepidation (noun) • Fear, a state of anxiety that makes you tremble • Many people have trepidationwhen they have to speak in front of a large group of people. • I feel great trepidation when I walk into old basements.

  8. Fraught (adjective) • Teeming with, laden, full; causing emotional distress • The mother was fraught with anxiety when her child got lost in the mall. • There was a fraught silence as they tried to figure out where the child had gone.

  9. Wane (verb) • To gradually decrease • The excitement of Homecoming has waned over the past few weeks. • Hopefully, your motivation will not wane as the year continues!

  10. Oust (verb) • To eject, to force out, to banish • I had to oust my guinea pigs after they made my friend sick. • Fans have been ousted from sporting events for being too obnoxious.

  11. Temerity (noun) • Recklessness, wild craziness, disregard for danger • His temerity on his motorcycle makes me very nervous. • The king’s temerity was well-known among his adversaries, which is why they attacked him often.

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