Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 8 Study

Word 1: UninspiringDef: Not causing excitement or interestSent: Mr. Jones was the most boring, uninspiring teacher in the school.

Word 2: Hazy / HazeDef: Unclear view because of smoke, dirt or water in the airSent: Johnny looked out the window into the hazy, winter morning.

Word 3:NegotiateDef: Discussions in which people try to reach an agreement upon a plan or goalSent: The students tried to negotiate with Mr. Jones to give them some free time to study.

Word 4: Object (Verb) / Objection (Noun)Def: To oppose or say you disagreeSent: Mr. Jones objected to any free time and he continued his boring lecture.

Word 5: AssortmentDef: A mixture of various kinds of somethingSent: Johnny had an assortment of different pens with different colors and pen tip sizes.

Word 6: NotionDef: Idea or understandingSent: Johnny had no notion of what Mr. Jones was lecturing about when Mr. Jones suddenly called his name.

Word 7: Meander Def: To wander or go without directionSent: Mr. Jones lectures were boring and difficult because he would meander from one idea to ten other ideas.

Word 8: Obligation / ObligatedDef: Something you feel a need to do because you owe someone or morally needing to do itSent: Mr. Jones thought students should be obligated to listen to his rambling lectures.

Word 9: ConcealDef: To keep from being seen or discoveredSent: Johnny could not conceal his feelings and told Mr. Jones that he was boring.

Word 10: Haphazard / HaphazardlyDef: Done without a plan or any order Sent: Mr. Jones apologized for haphazardly planning his lessons.

Word 11: Ambitious / AmbitionDef: Having a strong desire to be successfulSent: Mr. Jones had ambition and wanted to be a great teacher.

Word 12: BewilderedDef: Confused and puzzled Sent: Johnny was bewildered when Mr. Jones apologized for being a bad teacher.

Word 13: ScumDef: 1 A filmy layer that forms on water 2 A worthless person of low characterSent: Suddenly Mr. Jones got angry and said Johnny wasa piece of scum.

Word 14: DilemmaDef: A difficult situation in which you have to make a choice between to things Sent: Johnny found himself in a dilemma on whether to hit or simply laugh at his teacher.

Word 15: ThugDef: A rough, violent personSent: Mr. Jones said Johnny was a thug and should not be in school.

Word 16: BoisterousDef: Violent, noisy and cheerfulSent: The students became boisterous in their support of Johnny who had stood up to the tyranny of Mr. Jones.

Word 17: TrampleDef: To step heavily onSent: The students rushed out the door and accidently trampled Mr. Jones on the way out.

Word 18: Obvious / ObviouslyDef: Easily seen, understood and recognizedSent: It was obvious that Mr. Jones was not appreciated by any student.

Word 19: AtrociousDef: Extremely badSent: Mr. Jones face looked atrocious after being trampled by his students.

Word 20: OrdealDef: Difficult, painful and emotional situationSent: The whole ordeal was quite disturbing to Mr. Jones, and he quit teaching after that.