Vocabulary Words for this Week: List Twenty Two
1.
abort (v.) to give up on something when it is unfinished.
2.
accost (v.) to approach or confront in a very aggressive way.
3.
belligerent (adj.) quarrelsome; ready to fight or cause a conflict.
4.
cajole (v.) to urge to do something; to coax.
5.
despondent (adj.) discouraged, hopeless, or depressed.
6.
dynamic (adj.) characterized by constant activity or change.
7.
fallacious (adj.) incorrect, misleading, false.
8.
gape (v.) to open the mouth and stare (stupidly and confusedly stare).
9.
hapless (adj.) unlucky, unfortunate.
10.
static (adj.) not moving or active; in a state of rest.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from your vocabulary list:
1. He has always been a ______________________ person. He once lost $600 on vacation, he broke his leg during a school play, and his house was partially destroyed by a hurricane!
2. Bruno is always the most ____________________ one at the party. He tries to fight anyone he does not know.
3. My parents are trying to ______________________ me to go to a college in the state of Pennsylvania, but I truly want to move out West.
4. As her team lost the state championship, she could do nothing but
__________________ at the scoreboard as the final seconds ticked away.
5. Peyton Manning is a very __________________________ quarterback. He is constantly changing plays and is very unpredictable and mobile in the pocket.
For homework (20 points), create a picture and a caption for each word.
Captions must include the vocabulary word and be in sentence form.