Lesson 1 Vocabulary

1. Lesson 1 Vocabulary

2. humiliation Humiliation is a feeling of shame or embarrassment. Jasmine was filled with humiliation when she forgot her lines in the school play.

3. humiliation Humiliation is a feeling of shame or embarrassment. Would you be filled with humiliation after being teased for making a mistake? Thumbs up = yes Thumbs down = no Turn and talk to your partner. Begin your sentence similar to this: “I would/would not be filled with humiliation if someone teased me for making a mistake because …”

4. expectations Expectations are hopes about how well others will do or about how they should behave. Cara’s friends and family had high expectations for her performance in the district gymnastics competition.

5. expectations Expectations are hopes about how well others will do or about how they should behave. How would you feel if your birthday party did not meet your expectations? Turn and talk to your partner. Begin your sentence similar to this: “If my birthday party did not meet my expectations, I would feel _____ because …”

6. fringes The fringes of a place are areas along its edges, far away from the center of action. Being new to the team, Dara often seemed to be on the fringes of the group.

7. The fringes of a place are areas along its edges, far away from the center of action. Why might a person sit on the fringes of a party? 1. They are excited to be there. 2. They are very shy.

8. hesitating If you are hesitating, you are pausing before doing something because you are feeling unsure. Brooke was hesitating before answering the question that her teacher had asked.

9. If you are hesitating, you are pausing before doing something because you are feeling unsure. Why might someone be hesitating at the door of the doctor’s office? 1. They are afraid to go in. 2. They can’t wait to go in.

10. sincere If you are being sincere, you are being honest, and you mean what you say. Mr. Taylor was being sincere when he promised to fix our computer problems.

11. sincere If you are being sincere, you are being honest, and you mean what you say. How can you show that you are sincere about doing your best in school? 1. By acting silly and being the class clown? 2. By paying attention in class and doing your work?

12. coaxed If you are coaxed into doing something, you are gently talked into it by someone else. Although terrified of heights, Brian’s friends coaxed him into jumping off of the high dive.

13. coaxed If you are coaxed into doing something, you are gently talked into it by someone else. How can someone be coaxed into trying a new food? Turn and talk to your partner. Form your sentence like this: “Someone could be coaxed into trying a new food by …”