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Vocabulary Week 8

Vocabulary Week 8. Word 1: Uninspiring Def: Not causing excitement or interest Sent: Mr. Jones was the most boring, uninspiring teacher in the school.

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Vocabulary Week 8

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  1. Vocabulary Week 8

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

  3. 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.

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

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

  6. Word 5: AssortmentDef: A mixture of various kinds of somethingSent: Johnny had an assortmentof different penswithdifferent colors and pen tip sizes.

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

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

  9. 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 obligatedto listen to his rambling lectures.

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

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

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

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

  14. 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 was“a piece of scum.”

  15. 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.

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

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

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

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

  20. Word 19: AtrociousDef: Extremely badSent: Mr. Jones’ face lookedatrociousafter being trampled by his students.

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

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