Gaby SETIABUDI
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
February 29, 2016
Vocab #20
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
February 29, 2016
Vocab #20
- Solitude
- Adj. Creating a barrier around oneself
- They shark wanted to solitude himself after crashing into the glass wall
- Adj. Creating a barrier around oneself
- Omitted
- V. Leave out or exclude
- I omitted the last candy bar on the tallest shelf so nobody could get it
- V. Leave out or exclude
- Sophisticated
- Adj. Developed to a high degree of society
- The group of kids were standing in the corner not wanting to sit in the chairs thinking they were sophisticated
- Adj. Developed to a high degree of society
- Shriveled
- Aaj. To shrink up from the sun
- All the hours swimming in the sun made my skin shrivel up
- Aaj. To shrink up from the sun
- Preliminary
- N. Event preceding or done before
- The preliminary event would either make me win or lose
- N. Event preceding or done before
- Blunt
- Aaj. Having a worn down edge or point
- The blunt tip of the knife made the chef extremely upset as it was his favorite
- Aaj. Having a worn down edge or point
- Timid
- Aaj. Shy
- The little timid kid broke out of shell when they threw him in the water
- Aaj. Shy
- Tussled
- V. Fighting, moving, or resisting in strength
- They tussled on the group like little animals fighting over food
- V. Fighting, moving, or resisting in strength
- Staggering
- V. Unevenly walking or movement
- After the fight I was walking in a staggering manner
- V. Unevenly walking or movement
- Perforated
- V. Pierce or make a hole in
- I accidently threw a rock into a perforated window with no intention even though I lifted it up and threw it
- V. Pierce or make a hole in