VOCABULARY

1. VOCABULARY for

2. The cow’s nose is colossal. colossal: very big, enormous

3. Isn’t this a monstrous nose? monstrous: extremely large; enormous

4. The tremendous force of the wind knocked over the tree. tremendous: very great, large, or powerful

5. Synonyms are words that share the same or nearly the same meaning. colossal monstrous tremendous Synonyms

6. The terrifying monster scared me. terrifying: causing much fear

7. It was horrifying to hear the hurricane’s winds. horrifying: causing much fear

8. Synonyms are words that share the same or nearly the same meaning. terrifying horrifying Synonyms

9. Roxy, my dog, is a creature. creature: a living being, especially an animal

10. Firefighters are very heroic. heroic: very brave or daring

11. Mrs. Linkous’ cookies are irresistible. irresistible: too difficult to stay away from

12. An ancient granny sat in her rocking chair knitting. ancient: very old

13. The volcano’s crater began to spew smoke and lava. crater: the hole in the top of a volcano

14. Going to school in the summer is dreadful. dreadful: shocking,very unpleasant

15. The chili was fiery hot. fiery: very hot, like a fire

16. He was confident his answer was correct. confident: feeling sure of oneself

17. The multiplication facts were etched into her mind. etched: clearly or firmly fixed

18. It’s practice time!

19. Which meaning matches… colossal, monstrous, tremendous?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

20. Which meaning matches… colossal, monstrous, tremendous?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

21. Which meaning matches… ancient?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

22. Which meaning matches… ancient?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

23. Which meaning matches… heroic?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

24. Which meaning matches… heroic?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

25. Which meaning matches… etched?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

26. Which meaning matches… etched?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

27. Which meaning matches… terrifying and horrifying?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

28. Which meaning matches… terrifying and horrifying?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

29. Which meaning matches… fiery?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

30. Which meaning matches… fiery?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

31. Which meaning matches… crater?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

32. Which meaning matches… crater?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

33. Which meaning matches… creature?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

34. Which meaning matches… creature?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

35. Which meaning matches… irresistible?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

36. Which meaning matches… irresistible?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

37. Which meaning matches… confident?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

38. Which meaning matches… confident?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

39. Which meaning matches… dreadful?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

40. Which meaning matches… dreadful?  a living being, especially an animal  feeling sure of oneself  very hot, like a fire  very old  very big,enormous  the hole in the top of a volcano  causing much fear  very brave or daring  too difficult to stay away from  shocking,very unpleasant  clearly or firmly fixed

41. You have just learned or practiced 14 new words. Try to use them in your speaking and writing.