Unit 1 Week 1 Vocabulary 1. Gracious: Show kindness and courtesy. 2. Brainstorm: To solve a problem by having group members all contribute ideas freely. 3. Flattened: made flatter, or more level or smooth. 4. Frantically: To act wildly excited due to worry or fear. 5. Muttered: Spoken in a low, unclear way. 6. Official: To be properly approved or authorized. 7. Original: to do, make, or think of something new or different. 8. Stale: old or not fresh