Introduction to Vocabulary Lesson 8

Vocabulary List 8

Introduction Lesson

Hostile

• Lester couldn't understand why people found him so hostile. Perhaps it had something to do with the way he scowled and said, "Leave me alone, "whenever anyone smiled and said hello to him.

• Mary knew she owed her father an apology for acting so hostile when he told her to get of the phone.

Multiple Choice

What does hostile mean?

• to question

• very unfriendly

• joyous; extremely unhappy

• falling to pieces; broken down

Anguish

• Elizabeth's anguish at the death of her cat affected all her friends and relatives.

• Rory knew something was wrong when she saw the expression of anguish on her father's face.

Poll

What does anguish mean?

• to question

• fake;phony

• great suffering

• a person who gives money to charity

Boisterous

• Grandma loved the boisterous children, but she was used to a quiet life. She had to admit they got on her nerves after only ten minutes.

• The swimming pool sign read, "No boisterous play," Donny thought, "I suppose this means I can't chase my brother around the pool edge, push him in and dunk him."

Multiple Choice

What does boisterous mean?

• noisy and rowdy

• to question

• unclear; having more than one meaning

• to confuse

Interrogate

• Tyler's favorite part of the police show is when the detectives interrogate the crime suspects.

• Every time Dawn left the house, her father interrogated her about where she was going, who she was with and what she was going to do.

Multiple Select

What does interrogate mean?

• very unfriendly

• fake;phony;counterfeit

• to question

• evil

Bogus

• The bogus offer involved a supposedly free trip to Acapulco.

• Henry thought he was going to be making $20.00 an hour, but it turned out that the job offer was bogus. He would be making only .75 cents an hour.

Multiple Choice

What does bogus mean?

• noisy and rowdy

• evil

• falling to pieces; broken down

• fake; phony; counterfeit

Charisma

• The candidate had so much charisma that huge crowds gathered every time she spoke.

• Mr. Wonka was the most popular teacher at school. His charisma made going to class a pleasure.

Poll

What does charisma mean?

• quality in a person that inspires or attracts others; charm or allure

• great suffering

• joyous; extremely happy

• falling to pieces; broken down

Dilapidated

• The dilapidated house was said to be haunted by a headless old woman.

• The old junk yard was full of dilapidated automobiles and household appliances.

Multiple Choice

What does dilapidated mean?

• unclear; having more than one meaning

• to confuse

• falling to pieces; broken down

• very unfriendly

Ecstatic

• James was ecstatic when he got Michael Phelps' autograph.

• The children were ecstatic when they heard they were flying to Disneyland for their vacation.

Multiple Choice

What does ecstatic mean?

• evil

• to confuse

• joyous; extremely happy

• great suffering

Sinister

• Louisa knew it wasn't just her imagination. Something sinister lurked in the shadows, and she shivered at the thought of what it might be.

• The man in the dark overcoat had a sinister look about him, so Pat and Kelly immediately turned around and walked the other direction.

Multiple Choice

What does sinister mean?

• evil

• to confuse

• falling to pieces

• to question

Philanthropist

• Andrew Carnegie, the great philanthropist, established foundations to give money to worthwhile causes.

• The Montgomery brothers couldn't be any more different from one another. While Bryon was a great philanthropist, Milton was stingy with his money.

Multiple Select

What does philanthropist mean?

• unclear; having more than one meaning

• to confuse

• a person (usually wealthy) who gives money to charity

• noisy and rowdy

Ambiguous

• The math assignment was so ambiguous that none of the students knew exactly what they were supposed to do.

• Rita got lost trying to find her new school because the directions she had been given were ambiguous.

Multiple Choice

What does ambiguous mean?

• unclear; having more than one meaning

• to confuse

• joyous; extremely happy

• great suffering

Befuddle

• Mr. Macfee never did his own taxes because the tax forms always befuddled him.

• The whole class was befuddled by Mrs. Stafford's lecture on adverbial phrases.

Poll

What does befuddle mean?

• Falling to pieces; broken down

• evil

• to confuse

• fake;phony;counterfeit