Crestfallen
O Part of Speech: adjective
O Definition: to feel discouraged and
disappointed.
O Synonyms: discouraged, disheartened,
disappointed
O Antonyms: cheerful, encouraged
O Sentence: The father yelled at the boy
who tried to help with the nail gun, and
the boy slumped down, crestfallen.
Assignment
Draw the word “crestfallen”
as if the word or letters
were falling down.
Appraise
O Part of Speech: verb
O Definition: to determine the worth or
quality of
O Synonyms: look over, assess, evaluate
O Antonyms: ignore, neglect
O Sentence: I appraised the girl’s
earrings, studying their length, color,
and texture.
Assignment
Describe an object that
you frequently appraise.
Describe a time you saw
this object, and use the
word.
Contemptuously
O Part of Speech: adverb
O Definition: to do something with scorn or
disrespect
O Synonyms: proudly, rudely, scornfully,
haughtily
O Antonyms: kindly, humbly
O Sentence: The rich girl contemptuously
rejected the dirt-smudged boy when he
asked to take her on a date.
Assignment
What is something
one of your teacher
talks about
contemptuously?
Describe it, and use
the word.
Bore
O Part of Speech: verb
O Definition: to focus on someone with the
precision and force of a drill
O Synonyms: to delve into, to probe, to
pierce, to penetrate
O Antonyms: to yield, to withdraw, to ignore
O Sentence: The detective bored into the
suspect with his eyes, studying his face
and movements for the answer.
Assignment
Draw the word “bore”
inside the shape of a
drill.
Aloof
O Part of Speech: adjective
O Definition: to hold one's distance from
others, suggesting that the others are
inferior
O Synonyms: proud, distant, arrogant, snobby
O Antonyms: humble, open, personable
O Sentence: Now that he was in college, he
held himself aloof from his younger friends—
he felt too cool for them.
Assignment
Draw the word
“aloof” in a balloon
that is floating high
over everybody.