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Vocabulary Week 4

Vocabulary Week 4. Word 1: Notorious Def: Famous for something bad Sent: Billy was notorious for sticking weird things in the teachers’ coffee.

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Vocabulary Week 4

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  1. Vocabulary Week 4

  2. Word 1: Notorious Def: Famous for something badSent: Billy was notoriousfor sticking weird things in the teachers’ coffee.

  3. Word 2: CorridorDef: A hallwaySent: Students gathered in the corridor hoping to find out that Mr. Bob would not return to teach at their school.

  4. Word 3:GlistenDef: Gleaming, patches of light shining off itSent: Billy watched the sunglistenoff the lake as he thought of how to get out of Mr. Bob’s class.

  5. Word 4: ImpressDef: To cause a feeling of admiration or that something is wonderfulSent: Mr. Bob thought he was an impressive teacher, but students found him quite boring.

  6. Word 5: HideousDef: Ugly and disgustingSent: Billy’s dog looked hideous with half its fur gone and only one eye that could see.

  7. Word 6: GuzzleDef: To drink quicklySent: Billy guzzled a liter of Pepsi after he swallowed a fly that flew in his mouth.

  8. Word 7: MelancholyDef: Sad for long periods of time for no apparent reasonSent: Students did not want to take Mr. Bob’s class. He was boring and often melancholy.

  9. Word 8: VandalismDef: Needless damage to other people’s propertySent: Scratching “boring” on Mr. Bob’s car was pure vandalism.

  10. Word 9: Reluctant / ReluctanceDef: Not wanting to do somethingSent: Students were reluctant to take Mr. Bob’s class because he was boring.

  11. Word 10: FranticDef: Desperate with fear and anxietySent: Billy wasfranticafter finding out that he had just slept through the whole test.

  12. Word 11: DiagnoseDef: To identify an illness in a patientSent: Mr. Bob was diagnosed with severe diarrhea and given the day off.

  13. Word 12: GrimaceDef: A facial expression of pain and disgustSent: Billy grimacedafter finding out he had Mr. Bob’s class again this year.

  14. Word 13: Observe / observationDef: To notice by watching carefullySent: AfterobservingBilly, the principal concluded that he was simply a weird kid.

  15. Word 14: InevitableDef: Impossible to avoid or preventSent: It was inevitable that Billy would be caught putting stuff in the teachers’ coffee.

  16. Word 15: MiniatureDef: Smaller than normalSent: Billy’s miniature pony lived in his house and slept next to his bed.

  17. Word 16: Inconvenient / InconvenienceDef: To cause discomfort or trouble in doing something; not easy to doSent: For Billy, school was an inconvenience that was simply not worth his time.

  18. Word 17: SurviveDef: To continue to live or existSent: Could Billy survive a whole year in Mr. Bob’s class? He didn’t think so.

  19. Word 18: Perplex / PerplexingDef: Worried and confused because something is difficult to understandSent: Billy was perplexedto find out that the coffee tasted better after he had put dirt in it.

  20. Word 19: Devastation / DevastateDef: Very bad destruction, often emotionally Sent: A rule forbidding coffee dinking in class was devastating for many teachers.

  21. Word 20: Gruff/ GrufflyDef: A voice that is sounds low and roughSent: The principal often spoke grufflyto Billy, but it had no effect on Billy’s behavior.

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