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Vocab 5.1

Vocab 5.1 . Smarter by the week!. Brandish. V. Wave threateningly Many little boys love to brandish sticks as pretend swords or lightsabers . Valor. N. courage; bravery The war hero’s valor was recognized with a medal and a special ceremony. Treasons. N. Betrayals of one’s country

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Vocab 5.1

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  1. Vocab 5.1 Smarter by the week!

  2. Brandish V. Wave threateningly Many little boys love to brandish sticks as pretend swords or lightsabers.

  3. Valor N. courage; bravery The war hero’s valor was recognized with a medal and a special ceremony.

  4. Treasons N. Betrayals of one’s country A spy commits treasons while seeming to work for their government.

  5. Trifles N. Things of little value My aunt Jewell gave us wedding advice: “Don’t sweat the small stuff” meaning not to get bent out of shape over trifles.

  6. Imperial Adj. relating to an emperor; majestic Kingsley carries himself in an imperial manner; he walks through the halls as if reigning over the masses.

  7. Soliciting Adj. Begging; requesting; selling I hate even answering the phone because half of the time it’s salespeople or charity solicitations.

  8. Liege N. lord; king “My liege, the Earl of Rochester is here to solicit your help – they need assistance with a monster plaguing their village.

  9. Surmise V. To guess; speculateN. Possibility; speculation Jaquaviussurmised that he’d studied well enough for the vocab quiz when he could recite all 20 words, their definitions, and knew two synonyms and antonyms for each.

  10. Frankly Adj. Honestly I will generally tell you very frankly what I think of your opinions; I don’t see the benefit in lying to protect someone’s feelings.

  11. Repentance N. Remorse or sorrow for wrongdoing After forgetting their anniversary, Jesus showed his repentance by giving his girlfriend a gift every day for a week.

  12. Recompense N. Repayment There can never be enough recompense to right the wrongs he’s done to me.

  13. Harbinger N. An event that foreshadows; an omen Early peoples interpreted weather events as harbingers of good or evil… maybe they weren’t so far off after all!

  14. Rapt Adj. Entranced The students all paid rapt attention to Mrs. McDaniel’s lecture on adverbial clauses; with such a scintillating topic, they were mesmerized!

  15. Sovereign N. Ruler; king or queenAdj. Supreme or excellent; independent Our nation became sovereign after the Revolutionary War.

  16. Trammel V. Hinder the activity of Being grounded will effectively trammel your social life, since you’re not allowed to go out with your friends.

  17. Cherubim N. Angels Cartoons often use cherubim floating around a character to signify that he has died.

  18. Couriers N. Messengers Because of electronic communication, the only couriers still used are ones who deliver packages (not just messages).

  19. Adage N. Saying; proverb Most people have heard the old adage “Early to bed, early to rise…” but many don’t know the rest: “…makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

  20. Enterprise N. Project; undertaking We launched a new enterprise selling custom-made doughnuts, but we never managed to turn a profit.

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