Vocab 2.5
Use the word "vague" in a sentence.
I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
Use the word "tentative" in a sentence.
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
Use the word "grotesque" in a sentence.
After the botched surgery, her face looked grotesque.
Use the word "culprit" in a sentence.
If she’s caught, the culprit faces 5 years in jail.
Use the word "verify" in a sentence.
Nowadays, you can’t even log on to a website without needing to verify that you’re human.
Use the word "surly" in a sentence.
Mr. Gunn is always surly until he’s had his third cup of coffee.
Use the word "gullible" in a sentence.
Eddie won the award for Most Gullible because he believed that Mr. Gunn had once been a wrestler in Mexico.
Use the word "botch" in a sentence.
We botched up our first attempt at painting the kitchen, and had to start all over again.
Use the word "shackle" in a sentence.
Steve was shackled to the bench so that he couldn’t get up.
Use the word "condescending" in a sentence.
“Do you understand, or do you need me to speak even slower?” the teacher asked in a condescending tone.
Define "methodical."
careful and well organized, using a plan or system
Define "grimace."
to make your face show an expression of pain or unhappiness
Define "apprehend."
catch or understand
Define "cacophony."
a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds
Presumably, he just forgot to send the letter.
someone who always believes that bad things will happen
Define "traverse."
navigate; to move across something
Define "vouch."
to be able from your knowledge or experience to say that something is true
Define "vicinity."
the area around a place
Define "pensive."
thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face
extremely small
Define "careen."
to go forward quickly while moving from side to side
Define "adjourn."
to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial
Define "pertinent."
to have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial
Define "prejudice."
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; to pre-judge