Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 22 Study

Word 1: Banish / BanishedDef: To be sent out or kicked out of a group or countrySent: John was banished from the basketball team by his coach and the players.

Word 2: UnravelDef: For twisted yarn or woven fabric to come undone Sent: It started to unravel when he could not stop watching the cheerleaders.

Word 3: ReciteDef: To say aloud a poem or literary passage from memorySent: John wrote on his shoes and kept reciting I will not watch the cheerleaders. It didnt work!

Word 4: Merry / MerrimentDef: A happy feeling or eventSent: John could not help watch the merriment of the cheerleaders jumping around and yelling GO, GO, Go.

Word 5: SummonDef: Order to come / Call uponSent: John was summoned in front of the whole team after an embarrassing loss.

Word 6: FlabbergastedDef: To be overcome with astonishment, astoundedSent: The coach had been flabbergasted John just stood watching the cheerleaders.

Word 7: NudgeDef: To push gentlySent: Another player nudged John hoping to get him focused back on the game.

Word 8: SentryDef: A guard or soldier posted to keep people without authorization to enterSent: John stood there watching the cheerleaders like he was a sentry on duty.

Word 9: EternityDef: For infinite or endless timeSent: It seemed like an eternity that John just stood there staring and smiling.

Word 10: RebukeDef: To express stern disapproval, reprimandSent: Now John was being rebuked by all the players for his foolish actions.

Word 11: TorrentDef: A stream of water flowing very fast and violentlySent: John felt a torrent of criticism flowing all around him.

Word 12: Proceed Def: To continue or move forward again Sent: John proceeded to give the excuse that he just couldnt help it.

Word 13: ArouseDef: Awaken a feeling or emotionSent: Johns feeble excuses aroused even more hatred in his coach.

Word 14: Assume / AssumptionDef: Accept as truth or that something will happen without proofSent: Johns teammates assumed John didnt care about winning.

Word 15: PrejudiceDef: To unfairly judge someone based on their race or other group factorsSent: Since he was from Peru, John accused his coach of being prejudice towards him.

Word 16: Smirk Def: To smile at someone in a bad offensive waySent: John gave a smirk and walked off the basketball never to return.

Word 17: Innocent / InnocenceDef: No guilty of something, free from wrongSent: John for years pleaded his innocence and that it was not his fault they had lost.

36Word 18: DomesticDef: 1)Relating to the house or something in the house 2) From that country 3) not wildSent: Domestic housewives for years told stories of John and his basketball career.

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Word 19: FumesDef: Strong smelling smoke like from burning rubber or car exhaustSent: Fumes come out of Johns ears each time someone reminded him of that day.

Word 20: Abandon / AbandonedDef: Lift behind because to is no longer wantedSent: John lived in an abandoned house where no one would bother him.