Weekly Vocabulary

1. Weekly Vocabulary Week 17

2. This week’s words… • Lavender • Skid • Displeasure • Endangered • Jealous • Smuggle • Facial • Coordination

3. Lavender • Noun • Definition: A light purple flower with a strong fragrance; a light purple color. • Example: My mom dries lavender so that the house smells good. Jericha’s prom dress was lavender.

4. Skid • Verb • Definition: To slide in an unexpected direction. • Example: The car skidded when I hit the brakes. Justhin’s sneakers skidded in the gym.

5. Displeasure • Noun • Definition: A feeling of annoyance or dislike. • Example: Casandra frowned with displeasure. The bully made recess a displeasure.

6. Endangered • Adjective • Definition: Describes something that is put in danger; describes a plant or animal that is in danger of no longer existing. • Example: Pee Wee endangered himself when he went into the old building to look for cans. The bald eagle is endangered.

7. Smuggle • Verb • Definition: To take something somewhere secretly. • Example: The terrorists smuggled weapons onto planes on September 11, 2001. Dusty smuggled a stray cat into his bedroom.

8. Facial • Noun • Definition: Having to do with the face. • Example: You use your facial muscles to smile. My grandmother uses Oil of Olay facial lotion.

9. Coordination • Noun • Definition: The act of working well together for a purpose. Example: Caitlin’s group had great coordination. Derek Jeter has great muscle coordination and that helps him be a fantastic shortstop.

10. Jealous • Adjective • Definition: Describes someone who feels bitter about something someone else has. • Example: • Katie is jealous of Allie’s friends. • Markus is jealous of DeVondre’s autographed basketball.

11. Name that word! These pictures describe this week’s words. Can you figure out which word matches each picture?