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List 25. MORE VOCABRA!. alternative. There are many alternatives to eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches every day for lunch, but Donnie doesn’t want to know about them. Magda had trouble deciding which career alternative was best for her – being a brain surgeon or being a mime.
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List 25 MORE VOCABRA!
alternative • There are many alternatives to eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches every day for lunch, but Donnie doesn’t want to know about them. • Magda had trouble deciding which career alternative was best for her – being a brain surgeon or being a mime. • Definition: a choice or possibility
utopia • After sound-proofing the walls so he could escape his older brother’s daily tuba practice, John considered his room a utopia. • Mel has his own idea of utopia: an unlimited supply of candy. • Definition: a perfect place or ideal situation
ashen • After he was attacked by angry flamingos on his safari, Leon’s face was ashen. • Wanda looked ashen after the ice cream truck nearly ran over Snuggles, her pet python. • Definition: the gray color of ashes; often used to describe the complexion of someone who has experienced something upsetting or traumatic.
affable • Lester found the secretary much more affable than Mr. Smith, the president. • Rich was always affable during television interviews even when talking to Ty Mondragon, the meanest wrestler in the state. • Definition: friendly and easy to speak to
barter • “The secret to a good relationship with your younger brother is learning to barter candy for silence,” Rocky told his girlfriend. • The pastry chef next door often barters with Mabel for the use of her riding lawnmower, so her kitchen is always stocked with gourmet cheesecakes and other fine desserts. • Definition: to trade one thing for another without using money
expose’ • The expose’ contained shocking details about golf pro Tiger Woods. • The new reporter had written an expose’ about Mr. Earl, the fur coat salesman. • Definition: revealed information that may damage someone’s reputation
irreverent • Some kids may seem irreverent when they yell in public, but often they just don’t know any better. • Charlie Chase, the top disc jockey in the city, is often irreverent about topics that his guests take very seriously. • Definition: disrespectful
gala • The gala honoring Miss Howard for her donation to the art gallery was held on the large lawn behind the museum. • Besty was invited to the gala marking the new opera’s opening night. • Definition: a fancy celebration
ostracize • Kevin wanted to take up tap dancing but he was afraid of being ostracized by his football buddies. • Marie knew what it felt like to be ostracized, so she made a point to talk to the new girl in school when nobody else would. • Definition: to shut out or banish
scapegoat • Instead of realistically dealing with the issues at hand, the city council members liked to make the mayor the scapegoat for the city’s problems. • Colin, the goalie, became the scapegoat when the soccer team lost the game. • Definition: a person who is forced to take the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others
*parody • Animal House is film parody of life in a college fraternity house. • As soon as Mr. Johnson left the room, Billy had the other students laughing with his skillful parody of the teacher’s mannerism. • Definition: a funny or exaggerated imitation of something
*behemoth • “That Great Dane looked like a behemoth next to my Chihuahua,” Miss Gordon observed. • The largest animal on earth, the blue whale, is definitely a behemoth. • Definition: something enormous in size
