Introduction Vocabulary Lesson 4

Introduction Vocabulary Lesson 4

This is the introduction to your vocabulary list 4.

Fluent

• Roberto is bilingual; he is fluent in both Spanish and English.

• The ambassador was looking for an interpreter who was fluent in Portuguese.

Multiple Choice

What does fluent mean?

• able to write or speak easily and smoothly

• things worth remembering

• small in amount

• a loud, course burst of laughter

Console

• Brenda's friends consoled her when her dog died.

• He consoled himself with a hot fudge sundae after he failed his English test.

Multiple Choice

What does console mean?

• to spit

• to walk slowly or leisurely

• to comfort; to make someone feel less sad

• selfish

Memorabilia

• Mrs. Jenkin's closet is filled with hula hoops, poodle skirts and other memorabilia from the 1950's.

• Mr. Lindstrom had lots of World War II memorabilia, including some medals, a number of photos and his discharge papers.

Poll

What does memorabilia mean?

• small in amount

• greedy

• having courage

• things worth remembering

Expectorate

• The dentist asked Molly to expectorate into the sink.

• Bart climbed off his horse, brushed off his jeans and expectorated on the dirt street. The sheriff told him to get back on his horse and get out of town.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to expectorate?

• to spit

• to comfort someone

• to laugh loudly

• to be motherly; having to do with mothers

Egotistical

• "If you constantly brag, people may start thinking you are egotistical," Jean warned her sister. "They probably won't like you, either."

• Although the straight A student was really modest about his accomplishments, everyone thought he was egotistical because of the way his mom carried on and on about him.

Multiple Choice

What does egotistical mean?

• able to write or speak easily and smoothly

• to walk slowly and leisurely

• conceited; selfish

• small in amount

Meager

• "Halloween hand-outs were meager this year," said Chris. "I only got three pieces of taffy and a Skittle."

• Theo scowled when he saw the meager portion of food on his plate. Was his mother putting him on a diet?

Poll

What does meager mean?

• small in amount

• things worth remembering

• boring because it's all the same

• greedy

Maternal

• "Our old cat surprised us by behaving in such a maternal way toward the new kitten my dad brought home," said Melissa.

• Danielle was always very maternal, so it was no surprise when she and her husband decided to have a child.

Multiple Choice

What does maternal mean?

• having courage

• boring because it's all the same

• motherly; having to do with mothers

• small in amount

Guffaw

• Carl told jokes because he loved to hear guffaws from the guys.

• "The comedian wasn't satisfied with just chuckles. He wanted guffaws from the audience.

Multiple Choice

What does guffaw mean?

• to walk slowly

• a loud, coarse burst of laughter

• motherly

• small in amount

Amble

• Nick ambled in 40 minutes late, ignoring the stares of everyone in the crowd.

• Susan ambled along the street, admiring the window displays.

Multiple Choice

What does amble mean?

• greedy

• conceited; selfish

• to comfort; make someone feel better

• to walk slowly or leisurely

Monotonous

• "Having to write your spelling words 50 times each would be a monotonous task," Mr. Donaldson said.

• Mr. Boris threw his son's toy drum in the garbage can. He couldn't stand the monotonous beat any longer.

Poll

What does monotonous mean?

• boring because it's all the same

• a loud, coarse burst of laughter

• conceited; selfish

• to spit

Avaricious

• The avaricious storekeeper cheated little kids by giving them the wrong change for the candy they bought.

• For the avaricious billionaire, no amount of money was ever enough.

Multiple Choice

What does avaricious mean?

• boring because it's all the same

• greedy

• having courage

• to walk slowly

Gumption

• "I'm sorry you didn't make the basketball team, but I am proud of you anyway," said LeRoy's father. "It took a lot of gumption for someone as short as you to try out."

• It took a lot of gumption for Sally to start her own company.

Multiple Choice

What does gumption mean?

• motherly

• to spit

• initiative and courage; "get-up-and-go"

• greedy

End of lesson 4

You can now add these to 12 new words to your vocabulary!