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Vocabulary Week 11 Study. Word 1: Formidable Def: Very powerful and impressive Sent: Superman was a formidable competitor for Spiderman in Hero Dance Contest. Word 2: Mediocre Def: Of moderate or low quality Sent: Spiderman knew he was only mediocre when it came to dancing. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 11 Study

Word 1: FormidableDef: Very powerful and impressiveSent: Superman was a formidable competitor for Spiderman in Hero Dance Contest.

Word 2: MediocreDef: Of moderate or low qualitySent: Spiderman knew he was only mediocre when it came to dancing.

Word 3: NuisanceDef: Thing or person who causes you trouble or botherSent: Superman saw Spiderman as nothing but a nuisance who envied his dancing.

Word 4: Considerate / ConsiderationDef: Thinking of other peoples feelings, needsSent: Superman had no consideration for Spidermans dream of becoming a dancer.

Word 5: VastDef: Huge in area or large in amountSent: There was a vast difference between their abilities to dance and Spidey knew it.

Word 6: Relevant / Relevance Def: Important and connected to what is being consideredSent: Superman felt dancing was not relevant in his life although he was good at it.

Word 7: Irritate / IrritatingDef: Annoying, something that bothers youSent: Spiderman was irritated by the thought that Superman was a better dancer.

Word 8:TreacherousDef: Dangerous, hazardous to doSent: Spiderman thought for hours making up new treacherous dance moves.

Word 9: OppressedDef: People that are in a sad state because they treated unjustly, unfairlySent: Spiderman was now neglecting the oppressed people he once protected.

Word 10: LurkDef: Be secretively hidden watching someoneSent: Spidey lurked outside of Supermans house hoping to see his new dance moves.

Word 11: PerchDef: To sit on a seat high upSent: Spiderman perched himself on a roof ledge and watched Superman dance.

Word 12: WindingDef: Something that changes direction a lot, usually a road or riverSent: Superman danced as his arms seem to be winding in all directions simultaneously.

Word 13:BanquetDef: A formal meal with lots of people, feastSent: There was an impressive banquet before the Hero Dance Contest.

Word 14: AcquireDef: To get something by buying or hard workSent: Spidey had acquired some nice dance moves but would it be enough.

Word 15:SuppressDef: To put down an idea or rebellion by using forceSent: Spidey had suppressed many evil rebellions but he wanted this more.

32Word 16: Insane / InsanityDef: Not normal in thinking, crazy, not saneSent: Had Spidey gone insane over wanting to win this dance contest?

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Word 17: BeckonDef: Body language telling someone to comeSent: Spiderman beckoned Superman to come join him on the dance floor.

Word 18: DisposeDef: To get rid of, throw awaySent: Spiderman was confident that he could dispose of all the competition that day.

Word 19: GrimDef: serious, unfriendly and unpleasantSent: Spiderman knew his chances were grim when he saw Catwoman dance, ouch!

Word 20: IntricateDef: Complicated because it is made of many small partsSent: Catwomans intricate feline moves won her the contest ,further depressing Spidey.