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Vocabulary in Battle Royal. How to Record Vocab . Number each item Include the Part of Speech ( PoS ): Noun, verb, adjective, or adverb Include a definition for the word as it used in the story # Word: ( PoS ) Definition. Words!. Exult Oration Detract Usher Hostile Insinuate
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How to Record Vocab • Number each item • Include the Part of Speech (PoS): Noun, verb, adjective, or adverb • Include a definition for the word as it used in the story • # Word: (PoS) Definition
Words! • Exult • Oration • Detract • Usher • Hostile • Insinuate • Undulate • Hysteria • Melee • Bombard • Languid • Fastidious • Tattoo • Extol • Denounce
1. Exult • Verb • To Rejoice, to feel proud or triumphant • 2. Oration • Noun • A formal speech, often given on a special occasion • 3. Detract • Verb • To take away a part, to distract from
4. Usher • Verb • To lead or conduct • 5. Hostile • Adjective • Aggressive, unfriendly, intimidating • 6. Insinuate • Verb • To suggest, to hint at slyly
7. Undulate • Verb • To move with smooth, wave-like motions • 8. Hysteria • Noun • Uncontrollable emotional outburst • 9. Melee • Noun • Confused combat or struggle among several people; jumble, turmoil
10. Bombard • Verb • To attack or assail (with bombs, with punches, with insults, etc.) • 11. Languid • Adjective • Slow, indifferent, fatigued or weakened • 12. Fastidious • Adjective • Critical, hard to please, extremely particular • 13. Tattoo • Noun • A signal on a drum, a rhythmic beating or pulsation
14. Extol • Verb • To praise highly, to admire • 15. Denounce • Verb • To criticize, to accuse or condemn