WorksheetsSecret Signs 5 Vocabulary CH 12-15
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
Plunder /ˈpləndər/ "the pirates sacked the city and carried off huge quantities of plunder"
Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.
Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.
Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Cantankerous /kanˈtaNGk(ə)rəs/ - "a crusty, cantankerous old man"
Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.
Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.
Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Extraordinary ekstrəˈôrdnˌerē/ "young children need extraordinary amounts of attention"
Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.
Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.
Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Wise /wīz/ wiser "she seems kind and wise"
Noun - property acquired illegally and violently.
Adjective - bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Adjective - very unusual or remarkable. Remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, marvelous, sensational, stunning. unusually great.
Adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Sugarcoat /ˈSHo͝oɡərˌkōt/ "you won't see him sugarcoat the truth"
Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.
Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.
Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.
Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Escarpment /əˈskärpmənt/ “It climbed gently along the escarpment above the river and was without of traffic.
Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.
Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.
Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.
Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Disperse - /dəˈspərs/ "the crowd dispersed" OR "the wind disperse seeds for great distances"
Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.
Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.
Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.
Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Lumber /ˈləmbər/ lumbered "a truck filled his mirror and lumbered past"
Verb - make superficially attractive or acceptable.
Noun - a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.
Verb - distribute or spread over a wide area. Scatter, distribute, spread or sprinkle.
Verb - move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Infirmary /inˈfərm(ə)rē/ "the military base infirmary"
Noun - a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.
Verb - (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound; (of a person) make a deep hoarse sound when speaking or laughing.
Verb - expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
Adjective - dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Croak /krōk/ - croaked "the frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily"
Noun - a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.
Verb - (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound; (of a person) make a deep hoarse sound when speaking or laughing.
Verb - expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
Adjective - dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Spewing /spyo͞o/ spewing "buses were spewing out black clouds of exhaust"
Noun - a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.
Verb - (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound; (of a person) make a deep hoarse sound when speaking or laughing.
Verb - expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
Adjective - dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Murky - /ˈmərkē/ "the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling"
Noun - a place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.
Verb - (of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound; (of a person) make a deep hoarse sound when speaking or laughing.
Verb - expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly.
Adjective - dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Trestle /ˈtresəl/ They came up to a steel trestle that held the ancient bridge above an open gorge.
Noun - a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a tabletop.
Noun - a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.
Adjective - (of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves.
Noun - a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
Embankment /əmˈbaNGkmənt/ “She finally reached the bottom of the embankment and fell headlong into a bunch of blackberry bushes.”
Noun - a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a tabletop.
Noun - a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.
Adjective - (of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves.
Noun - a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
Corrugated /ˈkôrəˌɡādəd/ "the roof was made of corrugated iron"
Noun - a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a tabletop.
Noun - a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.
Adjective - (of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves.
Noun - a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
Commotion - /kəˈmōSH(ə)n/ "she was distracted by a commotion across the street"
Noun - a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a tabletop.
Noun - a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.
Adjective - (of a material, surface, or structure) shaped into alternate ridges and grooves.
Noun - a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
Trundle /ˈtrəndl/ trundled - "ten vintage cars trundled past"
Verb - (with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way.
Verb - work extremely hard or incessantly.
Verb - climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.
Adjective - smelling extremely unpleasant.
Toil /toil/ "we toiled away"
Verb - (with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way.
Verb - work extremely hard or incessantly.
Verb - climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.
Adjective - smelling extremely unpleasant.
Clamber /ˈklambər/ clambered - "I clambered out of the trench"
Verb - (with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way.
Verb - work extremely hard or incessantly.
Verb - climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.
Adjective - smelling extremely unpleasant.
fetid /ˈfedid/ "the fetid water of the marsh"
Verb - (with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way.
Verb - work extremely hard or incessantly.
Verb - climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.
Adjective - smelling extremely unpleasant.
Uphill battle - If you refer to something as an uphill struggle or an uphill battle, you mean that it requires a great deal of effort and determination, but it should be possible to achieve it.
“A hive of activity” - “On Fridays, the school is a hive of activity until 12:45. Then everyone goes home.”’
Idiom - A hive of activity refers to many activities happening at the same time but which is organized in nature, like a hive. Which is constantly buzzing and active but every bee has its specific job. A non-chaotic activity hub. A place where people put in a lot of hard work.
Metronome /ˈmetrəˌnōm/ “One way to practice this is to play along with a metronome.”
Noun - device used by musicians that marks time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick.
