Thursday, February 19, 2009

Vocab Lesson 22

1. miffed - could be used as a verb or an adjective - to be irritated or ticked off. Example: Mrs. Merrill was really miffed when nobody did their homework.
2. despair
3. sinister
4. condone - verb - to allow, excuse, or overlook. By keeping quiet, Jason seemed to condone the teasing of the boy.
5. sporadic - adjective - happening in irregular and often unpredictable patterns. Example: Sasha felt so good, she went about the day giving sporadic hugs to random people.
6. omit
7. avert
8. inane - adjective - pointless, lacking sense, silly. The boy's comments in English class about elephants were inane.
9. patience
10. patients

A1: due Tuesday
A4: due Tuesday
B6: due Monday

B6: don't forget you have 5 things due on Monday if you haven't already handed them in: Reading Record, Vocab Lesson, paragraphs on Christmas Carol, Christmas Carol Packet, Sneak of the Week (with paragraphs)

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