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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Garrulous | adj-Talkative |
| Perturbed | adj- upset, irritated, annoyed. My little sister glued my book's pages together. My face turned red. I was ______________. |
| Myriad | noun- How many grains of sand are on the beach? How many stars are there in the heavens? There are to many to count. there are a ___________ of them. |
| Pedestrian | adj-"No one should be a ________ thinker," cried out Mrs. Brinker. "Be creative, be fun, be wild, but please don't be a boring child. |
| Arduous | adj-Coach Bowden made the team run up and down the bleachers ten times today. Whew! It was an ___________ task. |
| Impeccable | adj-im= not If you can say this tongue twister successfully then Pecc= fault you are ______________. |
| Serpentine | adj-Twisting and turning like a snake. From 30,000 ft. above the mighty Mississippi looks like a ______________ creek. |
| Herpetology | noun-ology= study of. If you study creatures such as horned frogs, and rattle snakes for a living, you are a ________________. |
| Desist | verb-"Cease, halt, stop,_______!" Yelled the policeman at the speeding car. |
| Ludicrous | adj-Mrs. Thomas said strongly " Reality TV for children is a ___________ idea. How ridiculous and silly can these people be?" |
| Novel | adj-Unique, different, original |
| Gregarious | adj- The quality of being outgoing and social. |
| Stymie | verb- To confuse, to be bewildered. |
| Colossal | adj- Huge, enormous. |
| Extrovert | noun- Someone who is very outgoing. |
| Plethora | noun- A great deal of, an abundance of. |
| Ambidextrous | adj- Ability to use both hands equally well. |
| Irk | Verb- To annoy or irritate. |
| Placid | adj.- calm undisturbed. |
| Inclement | adj.- Not calm or peaceful, as in bad weather. (Tornado,hurricane.) |
| Claustrophobia | noun- I fell cramped and very anxious in Mrs. Thomas's closet. It is to small! Phobia= unreasonable fear. |
| Tenacious | adj.- Think of octipi. They have tentacles. They hold onto their prey fiercely. They are ________. |
| Benevolent | adj.- "Bene" means good: A _______ person is good and kind. They help others. Performer senseless acts of beauty and random kindness. |
| Malicous | adj.- "Mal" in Spanish means bad. Malnourished? Maltreated? Gossip is ___________. |
| Amicable | Jake was _______ night and day, and with his friend he would kindly play. If he climbed a tree to look in a nest, he always let the birdies rest. |
| Petrified | adj.- One becomes _______- when horribly afraid or in awe of something. Have you ever been scared stiff. |
| Superfluous | adj.- Super means above ordinary. If you wore three coats, four pairs of socks, and a wool hat on an 80 degree day, your clothing would be _______. |
| Interminable | adj.- Young children ask an endless number of questions. Waiting at a doctors office goes on forever. |
| Gullible | Do you fall for pranks on April Fools's Day? Can I sell you some swamp land? Easily fooled or tricked. |
| Vivacious | adj. Vita= life Viva= life would a comedian need to be ____? Would a turtle? Happy Bubbly and full of life people. |
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