Transcript Katie`s Trunk skirmish

Vocabulary Toolkit Day 1
arming
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Sentence: The soldiers were
arming themselves with
weapons as they prepared for
battle.
Definition:
providing with
weapons
arming
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Example:
soldiers being
given weapons
Non-example:
soldiers not
having weapons
drilling
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Sentence: Every
morning at Camp
Pendleton, the
Marines can be
seen drilling to
become better
soldiers.
Definition: doing
exercises to
become efficient
drilling
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Example:
calisthenics,
multiplication
drills
Non example:
sitting still
fierce
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Sentence: My
brother had a
fierce
expression on
his face during
the wrestling
match.
Definition:
ferocious
fierce
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Example: a lion
roaring
Non example: a calm
deer, a bunny rabbit
just
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Sentence: It was a
just punishment to
make the kids who
threw the paper on
the floor clean it
up.
Definition:
honorable and fair
just
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Example: a
judge
Non example: a
cheater, a thief
kin
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Sentence: At the family reunion, I
met a lot of my kin who I hadn’t
met before.
Definition: people related by
blood or marriage
kin
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Example: mom, dad,
brothers, sisters,
aunts, uncles,
cousins
Non example:
friends, classmates
peered
Sentence: The kids peered into the
lake to look at the fish swimming.
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looked at with
concentration
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peered
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Example: looking through
the peephole of your front
door, looking at something
through a magnifying glass
Non example:
to glance at
something
rebels
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Sentence: The rebels challenged all
the rules in the city.
Definition: people who oppose or
defy the government that exists
rebels
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Non example: The
Union soldiers during
the Civil War
Example: The
Patriots during the
American Revolution
were considered
rebels by the British,
the Confederates
during the Civil War
skirmish
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Sentence: During
the hockey game,
we saw two
opposing players
get into a skirmish.
Definition: a small,
short fight between
enemies
skirmish
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Example: two
players pushing
and shoving
each other
during a
basketball or
hockey game
Non example:
hug
skittish
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Sentence: The skittish cat
was nervous while being
examined by the
veterinarian.
Definition:
nervous or
jumpy
skittish
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Example: You
would be skittish
if you jump
during the scary
scenes in a
movie.
Non example: if
you didn’t get
scared during a
scary movie
green
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Sentence:
We met at the green before
heading into City Hall.
Definition: a grassy area usually
located at the center of town
green
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Example:
Poncitlán Square
(in Palmdale)
Non-example: a
parking lot, the
playground
Talk to your Partner!
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Which word do you like best? Why?
Which word do you think you will
need to practice so you remember its
definition?