Origami Yoda Vocabulary

Origami Yoda Vocabulary

Vocabulary from page 1-32

revenge

to inflict injury or insult in return fro an injury or insult

"I vow to get revenge on you for tripping me in the hallway"

hoax

a trick or fraud

"I thought aliens were attacking, but it was just a hoax."

suspension

a temporary barring from school

"He is serving a suspension for threatening another student."

function

Do its work

"The toilet in the boys' bathroom does not function properly"

malarkey

nonsense

"They say that all the teachers here are robots, but that is just malarkey."

Or is it?????? :)

origami

a traditional Japanese art of folding paper into shapes

"He is origami master, he can create any bird you want."

harassed

troubled or worried with cares, repeated questions, etc

"Mrs. Hufnagel was constantly harrassed with questions about her surgery."

logical

according to correct reasoning

"It is only logical to wear a coat in winter."

outcasts

people rejected, as by society

"The kids that have blue hair are considered outcasts by some of their fellow students."

humiliation

to act of hurting someone's pride by causing that person to seem foolish

"He suffered from humiliation after he was caught picking his nose"

edit

to revise

"We need to edit our writing"

tempted

was inclined strongly

"I was tempted to eat the whole carton of ice cream, but I knew my kids would be mad!"

laughingstock

person made the object of ridicule

"After I tripped in the lunch line, I was the laughingstock of the school"

roll

list of names for checking attendance (roll call)

"The teacher called out roll to see who was here."

skeptical

not easily convinced

"I was skeptical when my daughter told me she student told me that her dog ate her homework."