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V.I.P. Week 4
VocabularyIs
Power!
Rate your knowledge now!
•3 = I know it well.•2 = I’ve seen or heard it.
•1 = I have no clue.
trendy
lenient
famished
ninny
trespass
spouse
strenuous
chaos
woo
culprit
knick-knack
“down the drain”
trendy
trendy (adj.): in style with the latest fashion
Suzanne told her mom that she needed some trendy new clothes for the beginning of the school year.
lenient
lenient (adj.): not strict; gentle or mild
Some parents are very strict, while others are a bit more lenient and will let their kids bend the rules.
famished
famished (adj.): extremely hungry
After skipping breakfast, Sarah was famished by the time lunchtime came.
ninny
ninny (n.): a foolish person
“Stop being such a ninny and act like a teenager,” Doug told his friend when he cried after he lost his favorite pencil.
trespass
trespass (v.): to go onto somebody’s property without permission
When the boys got caught trespassing on the farmer’s lake, they were given a warning and were told to leave immediately.
spouse
spouse (n.): a husband or wife
When the young couple got married, they started to introduce each other as “my spouse.”
strenuous
strenuous (adj.): demanding great energy or effort
Jennifer thought that running the mile was the most strenuous activity that she had done in a long time.
chaos
chaos (n.) complete confusion and disorder
When New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, the city was in a state of chaos.
woo
woo (v.): to try to gain the affection of
Austin tried to woo all of the girls in his homeroom by wearing his new cologne.
culprits
culprit (n.) a person guilty of a crime or fault
After the students hid the teacher’s grade book, the teacher questioned each of them, trying to determine who the culprits were.
knick-knack
knick-knack: (n.): a small object that is used more for decoration than for a purpose
Most teachers have several knick-knacks on their desks, many of them given to them by former students.
“down the drain” (idiom) lost forever; wasted
“There goes $100 down the drain,” said Dawn when her iPod shuffle was run over by her dad after she dropped it in the driveway.
“down the drain”
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