Vocab Week 1

What does the word "prodigy" mean?

• A animal that posses a rare adaption to its environment

• a person, especially young person that has extraordinary talent or ability.

• A tool used to lay the foundation of houses

• The curved end of a hammer that is used to help you pull out a nail.

What does "reputation" mean?

• the answer given to refute a well educated person

• the smallest wing of a school specifically near the library

• the most dependable person a community near

• the way in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public

What does "liable" mean?

• one who watches birds

• responsible by the law

• against the grain

• unable to answer in a timely manner

What does "pageant" mean?

• one who is able to predict the future based on the weather patterns

• the list of the top 10 students in a high school class

• a small private show of exotic animals

• a public entertainment consisting of people in elaborate, colorful costumes.

What does "gesture" mean?

• the small clouds that form in front of a hurricane

• a movement of the body to express meaning

• the longest side of a obtuse triangle

• a large group of winged animals who fly together in a formation

What does "alibi" mean?

• a grocery store chain native to Germany

• the first strand in a reproducible DNA segment

• a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act took place.

• formed of a single large block of stone

What does "anguish" mean?

• severe mental or physical pain or suffering

• the outcome of a program

• one sect of a larger religion

• state of extreme happiness

What does "perceived" mean?

• one who practices no religion

• to become aware of something

• a deep and abiding understanding

• to be able to see the end from the beginning

What does "rehabilitate" mean?

• be born from a larvae

• restore to health or normal life

• weighing more than 10,000 kilos

• under a watchful eye

What does "retribution" mean?

• suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain

• to remember with passion

• punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

• expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments