theme 2 the fear place vocabulary flash cards mod2013
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The Fear Place
Key VocabularyHoughton Mifflin Reading
Theme 2 – Give It All You’ve Got
From © Brent Coley 2008 | www.mrcoley.com. Modified by P. HOLT January 2013
See if you can correctly
define the following
vocabulary words.
If necessary, use the context clues from the
sample sentences to
help you.
adventure
adventureSample Sentence:
It will be an adventure to travel
to the Canadian rainforest.
cautious
cautiousSample Sentence:You should always be cautious when
you cross the street.
cautiousDefinition:
adj. Careful; not taking chances
concentrate
concentrateSample Sentence:
I couldn’t concentrate on my homework because of all the
loud noise outside.
concentrateDefinition:
v. To give your full attention to something
discomfort
discomfortSample Sentence:
John felt discomfort whenever he had to
get up in front of the class and talk.
discomfortDefinition:
n. A feeling of uneasiness or
distress; not being comfortable
dismayed
dismayedSample Sentence:She was dismayed when she realized
she lost her car keys.
dismayedDefinition:
adj. Troubled or distressed; full of
concern
excitement
excitementSample Sentence:The president’s arrival caused
much excitement in the small town.
excitementDefinition:
n. A stirred-up feeling; a state of increased activity
immobile
immobileSample Sentence:Four flat tires and an empty gas tank
left the car immobile.
immobileDefinition:
adj. Unable to move; fixed in one
place
stamina
staminaSample Sentence:After months of
training, Bill finally had the stamina to
run a marathon.
staminaDefinition:
n. The strength to not get tired
quickly
terrified
terrifiedSample Sentence:
Marcus was terrified when he
saw the rattlesnake on the path.
terrifiedDefinition:adj. Very
frightened; filled with overpowering
fear
unsure
unsureSample Sentence:
Due to the cold weather, we were
unsure about going on the picnic.
unsureDefinition:
adj. Not certain; having doubts