Name: ___________________________________________
Period: ____
Date: ______
“Amigo Brothers” Vocabulary: Group 2
Directions: Find the part of speech of each vocabulary word, rank it, use context clues to decipher its meaning, and then use a dictionary to find the definition
and synonym.
Vocabulary
Word and Part
of Speech
1. hunch
Part of speech
2. perpetual
Part of speech
3. dispel
Part of speech
4. devastate
Part of speech
5.
superimpose
Part of speech
6. torrent
Part of speech
7. barrage
Part of speech
How well do
you know the
word?
Sentence
On detective shows the detective on
the case usually have a hunch that
steers them in the right direction to
finding the suspect.
The waves crashing against the
shore is an everlasting, perpetual
motion.
Numerous students saw the
teachers rushing towards the brawl,
so many of them quickly dispelled
from the scene.
After Hurricane Sandy much of the
Jersey Shore was devastated due to
high tides and winds.
There are so many cool new apps on
phones that let you superimpose a
picture of your face to funny bodies
like elves and ghosts.
When the dam broke after Hurricane
Katrina, a torrent of waters quickly
rushed through and destroyed most
of New Orleans.
After the horrible snow storm the
mayor received a barrage of
complaints about the inadequate
snow removal throughout the town.
What do you
think the word
means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym
Antonym
Vocabulary
Word
8. unbridled
Part of speech
9. mingle
Part of speech
10. dignitary
Part of speech
11. embrace
Part of speech
12. commence
Part of speech
13. ward
Part of speech
14. bedlam
Part of speech
How well do
you know
the word?
Sentence
During the boxing match the
opponents let loose unbridled
hooks, upper cuts, and blows to try
to win the match.
It was nice to see the two children
mingling on the playground after
the huge fit they had had the other
day.
Since Sasha won the science award
for her school, she was seen as a
dignitary to the other science
students.
At the end of movie, the two
characters said good-bye to each
other with a long embrace.
The sound of the pistol
commenced the race and the fans
went crazy watching the runners
sprint down the Olympic track.
Douglas was so scared of bees that
when he saw them flying towards
him he crouched down and tried to
ward off the bees but was not
successful.
On the last day of school the
streets surrounding the school
building are in complete bedlam
because the students are excited
about their summer break!
What do you
think the word
means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym
Antonym
Name: ___________________________________________
Period: ____
Date: ______
“Amigo Brothers” Vocabulary: Group 1
Directions: Find the part of speech of each vocabulary word, rank it, use context clues to decipher its meaning, and then use a dictionary to find the definition
and synonym.
Vocabulary
Word and Part
of Speech
1. hunch
Part of speech
2. perpetual
Part of speech
3. dispel
Part of speech
4. devastate
Part of speech
5.
superimpose
Part of speech
6. torrent
Part of speech
7. barrage
Part of speech
How well do
you know the
word?
Sentence
On detective shows the detective on
the case usually have a hunch that
steers them in the right direction to
finding the suspect.
The waves crashing against the
shore is an everlasting, perpetual
motion.
Numerous students saw the
teachers rushing towards the brawl,
so many of them quickly dispelled
from the scene.
After Hurricane Sandy much of the
Jersey Shore was devastated due to
high tides and winds.
There are so many cool new apps on
phones that let you superimpose a
picture of your face to funny bodies
like elves and ghosts.
When the dam broke after Hurricane
Katrina, a torrent of waters quickly
rushed through and destroyed most
of New Orleans.
After the horrible snow storm the
mayor received a barrage of
complaints about the inadequate
snow removal throughout the town.
What do you
think the word
means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym
Vocabulary
Word
8. unbridled
Part of speech
9. mingle
Part of speech
10. dignitary
Part of speech
11. embrace
Part of speech
12. commence
Part of speech
13. ward
Part of speech
14. bedlam
Part of speech
How well do
you know
the word?
Sentence
During the boxing match the
opponents let loose unbridled
hooks, upper cuts, and blows to try
to win the match.
It was nice to see the two children
mingling on the playground after
the huge fit they had had the other
day.
Since Sasha won the science award
for her school, she was seen as a
dignitary to the other science
students.
At the end of movie, the two
characters said good-bye to each
other with a long embrace.
The sound of the pistol
commenced the race and the fans
went crazy watching the runners
sprint down the Olympic track.
Douglas was so scared of bees that
when he saw them flying towards
him he crouched down and tried to
ward off the bees but was not
successful.
On the last day of school the
streets surrounding the school
building are in complete bedlam
because the students are excited
about their summer break!
What do you
think the word
means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym