Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 7Word 1: ImpersonateDef: To pretend to be someone elseSent: A student got on the school speakers and impersonated Principal Miller saying school was closed immediately.

Word 2: BleakDef: Situation that has no hope or happiness, or a place that is cold and unpleasantSent: The situation for Principal Miller was very bleak as students ran out the doors.

Word 3: AggressiveDef: angry and ready to fight or argue, attacking and determined to winSent: Principal Miller aggressively tried to keep the students from leaving school.

Word 4: SmolderDef: To burn without flameSent: Outside Principal Millers car smoldered from being set fire the day before.

Word 5: EnchantingDef: To delight and charm Sent: Within two years Jones High school had gone from an enchanting place to pure chaos.

Word 6: AssociateDef: To be connected in some way or to make a connection between two thingsSent: Parents associated all the problems to when Principal Miller started working there.

Word 7: ImmenseDef: Extremely largeSent: The troubles for Principal Miller were immense, and he thought about quitting.

Word 8: LabyrinthDef: A complex maze to go throughSent: Principal Millers life was now a difficult labyrinth that he might not possibly make through.

Word 9: GraduallyDef: To move in a slow but steady paceSent: Things had gradually gotten worse at school and were now at a breaking point.

Word 10: Menacing / MenaceDef: Actions, person or ideas that are dangerous and threateningSent: Students were giving Principal Miller menacing looks as he walked by.

Word 11: GloatDef: To show in an overly proud, arrogant way about being successfulSent: Students gloated in the hallways that they were running the school.

Word 12: HeaveDef: To pull, lift, or throw with great effortSent: Students rebelliously heaved Principal Millers desk out the window.

Word 13: CherishDef: To love and take care ofSent: Principal Miller cherished the days when he was a mere teacher with simple problems.

Word 14: AdvocateDef: To speak in favor of somethingSent: Every student and teacher advocated a change and that Principal Miller should resign.

Word 15:WretchedDef: A very bad conditionSent: Principal Miller was now in a wretched situation and quickly fell into depression.

Word 16: JeerDef: To laugh and shout in a mocking waySent: Principal Miller began to be jeered and laughed at by students from outside his office window.

Word 17: SolitaryDef: To be or do aloneSent: Principal Miller became a solitary man who never left his office.

Word 18: LividDef: Very angrySent: Principal Miller was livid to find out they had now burnt down his house.

Word 19: RummageDef: To search carelessly for somethingSent: Principal Miller rummaged through the remains of his house hoping to find his cup.

Word 20: DeteriorateDef: To slowly become worseSent: Principal Millers life had to deteriorated to pure misery, so he finally quit.