Ismael Guzman
ELA 8
Ms. Stronks
December 9, 2015
ELA 8
Ms. Stronks
December 9, 2015
Vocabulary
- Peripatetic: Walking; He was peripatetic to talk to his friends
- Pique: Anger; I felt pique when I was betrayed by me trusted friend.
- Odious: Offensive; Donald Trump is odious to all Hispanics.
- Mendicant: A Beggar; He was a mendicant, he would ask for a money and food everyday.
- Ruminate: To Think; I ruminated to answer every question on the test correctly.
- Visage: A Person’s Face; A visage came out of the gloomy sky.
- Zeal: Extreme Devotion; My friends dad is very zeal with God.
- Taciturn: Un-talkative; I am very taciturn.
- Wary: Cautious; on guard; He was very wary and stayed alert for any strange activity.
- Soporific: Something that puts you to sleep: The NyQuil soporific him.
- Tenacious: Stubborn; Scrooge was vey tenacious and hated Christmas.
- Redoubtable: Intimidating; The very muscular man with spikes coming out of his body was very redoubtable.
- Wrath: Extreme Anger; They will feel the dragon’s wrath!
- Swage: Wise; He was very swage with doing his homework three days early.
- Valor: Great Courage; Dylan showed valor by committing to sacrifice himself to the zombies so the others could live.
- Strident: Loud and Harsh: The Marmot was very strident with the hikers.
- Stamina: The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort; I reached my GTA 5 characters stamina up to 100%.
- Solace: Comfort or Consolation: The old man was very solace with his rocking chair.
- Shackle: A pair of fetters connected together by a chain; You can hear the shackles of the passed away prisoners in Alcatraz.
- Robust: Strong and Healthy: The robust man could carry over 800 pounds of weight.