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Vocabulary Week 19

Vocabulary Week 19. Word 1: Decipher Def: To discover the meaning of something that is in code or written poorly Sent: Principal Miller tried to decipher the pictures scribbled on the wall.

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Vocabulary Week 19

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  1. Vocabulary Week 19

  2. Word 1: DecipherDef: To discover the meaning of something that is in code or written poorlySent: Principal Miller tried to decipher the pictures scribbled on the wall.

  3. Word 2: MythologyDef: Stories that deal with gods and goddesses of ancient timesSent: The pictures seemed to portray some mythological story about a Greek-like god.

  4. Word 3: SereneDef: Calm and peacefulSent: The god sat serenely on a white cloud above a temple.

  5. Word 4: MutinyDef: A rebellion by soldiers or sailors to overthrow their commander Sent: The week previous, the teachers had mutinied and tried to overthrow Mr. Miller.

  6. Word 5: FlailDef: To swing your arms wildly, uncontrollablySent: Like a swimmer flailing his arms before drowning, Principal Miller panicked.

  7. Word 6: PhenomenalDef: Highly, enormously unusual Sent: Mr. Miller had done an phenomenal as principal but no could stand his appearance.

  8. Word 7:RepulsiveDef: So ugly as to cause intense disgust Sent: Teachers found Principal Miller’s long nose hairs too repulsive and they rebelled.

  9. Word 8: Nocturnal Def: Animals that are active at nightSent: Principal resigned and became a nocturnal creature to avoid being seen.

  10. Word 9: RealmDef: Kingdom, where a king rulesSent: Principal Miller’s new realm became dark allies and backstreet shops.

  11. Word 10: SanctuaryDef: A sacred place of safety, usually a churchSent: Principal Miller’s sanctuary was the night where no one could see his long nose hairs.

  12. Word 11: SchemeDef: A well thought out plan to do something sometimes with secret, negatives aspectsSent: The teachers regretted their scheming against Principal Miller.

  13. Word 12: VacantDef: Not filled, usually a hotel room or land between two houses where there could be another house (vacant lot)Sent: In a year, Principal Miller’s house looked vacant, although he still lived there.

  14. Word 13: FatiguedDef: To feel extremely tired or exhaustedSent: Mr. Miller felt fatigued from running around all night and simply had no energy.

  15. Word 14: SustainDef: To keep going without stop, to keep aliveSent: Principal Miller could not sustain his life of living at night and sleeping during the day.

  16. Word 15: RampDef: Inclined board to move objects upSent: Mr. Miller built a ramp so he could drive his motorcycle into his house.

  17. Word 16: BuffoonDef: A stupid person, a clownSent: Mr. Miller’s neighbors wondered what kind of buffoon would build such a ramp.

  18. Word 17: Tendency Def: An action or behavior that someone tends do or does a lotSent: Mr. Miller had a growing tendency to do weird things that made people question.

  19. Word 18: ChroniclesDef: A collection of storiesSent: “Mr. Miller’s Chronicles” was a book about all the crazy things he did.

  20. Word 19: Slant/ SlantedDef: Leaning to one side, favoring one sideSent: Mr. Miller’s house slowly started to slant to the right until one day it fell down.

  21. Word 20: AffordDef: To have enough money or time forSent: Principal Miller could not afford his house payment so he became homeless.

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