Vocabulary List 5 Introduction Lesson

Vocabulary List 5

Introduction Lesson

Intricate

• Mrs. Moskowitz crocheted intricate patterns into her beautiful afghans.

  
  

  
  

• The plot of Miss Polly Got a Dolly was so intricate that Tina was confused after the first chapter. 

  
  

  
  

Multiple Choice

What does intricate mean?

• colorful; simple; pretty

• easy, boring; without detail

• complicated; involved; detailed

• handmade; significant; special

dank

• The basement of the abandoned mansion was dank and dark and full of creepy, crawly creatures. 

  
  

  
  

• Frogs need a dank environment in order to survive.

  
  

  
  

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when something is dank?

• unpleasantly damp

• fresh and dry

• a forest

• an open storage space

lackluster

• The golden retriever’s coat was usually so shiny, but it looked lackluster after the dog rolled in the dirt for 10 minutes.

  
  

  
  

•  Carrie fired Troy’s band because the group’s performances were becoming rather lackluster. 

  
  

  
  

Poll

What do you think lackluster means?

• shiny; bright

• popular; on trend

• interesting; talented

• dull; lacking brightness

inaudible

• The noise coming from the closet was nearly inaudible, but Jeremy thought he heard the sound of a whimpering puppy.

  
  

  
  

• The sound was so soft it was almost inaudible. Still, at 3:00 AM, it scared Rick half to death. 

  
  

Multiple Select

Inaudible means?

• too loud and clear

• unable to be heard

• confusing

dismember

• Rachel was pretty sure she could sit through the horror movie. However, when the zombies started to dismember a giraffe, she had to leave. 

  
  

  
  

• While her family tried to finish dinner, Stacy explained how her biology class dismembered a frog.

Multiple Choice

What does dismember mean?

• to cut or tear off the limbs

• a become a zombie

• a science experiment

• to put together

submerge

• The swimming teacher won’t let us leave class until we have completely submerged our heads in the pool.

• Billy submerged his rubber ducky in the bath tub.

  
  

  
  

Poll

What do you think submerge means?

• swimming in the ocean

• taking a bath

• to place under water

• a vehicle that can runs on land and water.

lustrous

• From the top of the mountain, Harold admired the lustrous light reflected off the ski slopes. 

  
  

  
  

• The movie star’s lustrous hair shimmered under the huge stage lights.

  
  

  
  

Multiple Choice

What does lustrous mean?

• thick; dense

• shiny; glossy

• dull; boring

• wild; wavy

inebriated

• The inebriated man was lucky he wasn’t killed when he drove his car into the side of a cement truck.

  
  

  
  

• Johnny never believed the wild stories his neighbor told when she was inebriated. 

  
  

  
  

Multiple Choice

What does inebriated mean?

• in control of a situation

• good health

• anecdote

• drunk

ponder

• The old man loved to sit on a park bench all day and ponder the meaning of life.

  
  

  
  

• Camille’s mother sent her to her room to ponder why hitting her little sister was wrong. 

  
  

  
  

Multiple Select

What does ponder mean?

• to think deeply or consider carefully

• daydream

• take a nap

authentic

• The man was arrested because the signature on his check was not authentic.

• “This is an authentic 1920s hairbrush,” explained the antique dealer. “That’s why I’m charging $60 for it.”

Multiple Choice

What does authentic mean?

• pretend; fake

• messy; sloppy

• unique; very expensive

• genuine; real

compel

• Because the evidence was so overwhelming, the jury felt compelled to find Sam guilty.

  
  

  
  

• Because Lorraine was so nasty to the customers, her supervisor at Pizza Palace was compelled to fire her.

Poll

What does compel mean?

• to obey

• to force

• to run a marathon

• to be guilty

genial

• Katie is always smiling. She is the most genial person at school.

  
  

  
  

• Conrad is not particularly funny or brilliant, but everybody likes him because he is so genial.

  
  

  
  

Multiple Select

What does genial mean?

• sad; unkind

• miserable; frowning

• cheerful; friendly

• funny; brilliant