Wordly Wise Words Lesson 9

1. By:Mia Kandalaft Wordly Wise Words Lesson 9

2. v.) To make speechless with amazement. ~The phone call I received from Z100 saying I had received Z-VIP passes left me dumbfounded; I was surprised that I could not talk for 2 hours! ~Dumbfound~

3. v.) to follow; to comeas a result of or at a later time ~ As the New York Giantsscored the winning touchdown in Super Bowl 43, crowds roaring with happiness ensued. ~Ensue~

4. n.) A particular period in history. ~The Roaring 20'swas an era thatintroducedgangsters,flappers, movies withsound, and moreentertainment to Americans. Era

5. v.) Tothriveor prosper. ~ Flowers flourish in a garden when exposed to sunlight and water. v.) To wave in the air. ~ The 2013 high school seniors flourished and then threw up inthe air their caps at theirgraduation ceremony. n.) A sweeping motion. ~At the 2008 Oscars Miley Cyrus arrived showing off her long, beautiful, red dress with a flourish. Flourish

6. n.) A showy burst of music. ~ The concert began with a flourishof flutes while the clarinets played softly in the background. n.) A fancy line or curveadded to somethingwritten. ~Many celebrities such as ParisHilton add a flourish to their signatures. Flourish continued....

7. n.) soldiers stationed in a place to protect it. ~ During World War I, the Americans' garrisonwas unharmed for three whole days. n.) A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons. ~ The garrison controlled the only passage to through the mountain. v.) to provide soldiers with a place to live. ~The commander had to garrison the troops in an old school house. Garrison

8. Adj.) Causing grief or pain; hard to bear. It was a grievous startto the Depression when Father was diagnosedwith a heart attack. Grievous

9. Hoard v.) to save and putaway, especially secretly. ~During famines many families hoard as much food as they can to save themselves. n.) Anything put away insuch a manner. ~My hoard of marbles includes different sizes, shapes, and colors.

10. v.) to cover, as with water from a flood. ~ New Orleans was inundatedwhen Hurricane Katrina struck. v.)To load with an excessive amount or number of something. ~Throngs of fans inundated the Hannah Montana concert when they heard that free autographs were being handed out. inundate

11. Adj.) impossible to defeat. ~ When the Yankees had a 15 game winningstreak, we began to think they were invincible. invincible

12. n.) a member of a group that settles briefly inone place and then moves to another. ~ The Hopi Indians were nomads becausethey followed where ever the buffalo went so that the Hopi's could hunt them. Nomad

13. v.) to stop from beingvery angry. ~ I was able to placate my mother after braking her vase whileplaying football in the house. Placate

14. Adj.) The most important. ~In Apollo 13 the crew's objective principal was to land safely back home. n.) A person or thing that is of greatestimportance. ~ The creators of Apple are the principals in the fight over which color to make the Ipods. n.) The head of the school. ~The principal had a strict school dress code. Principal

15. n.) the sum of money owed, not including theinterest. ~You would need 912,684$ to pay off the principal on the house loan. Principalcontinued.....

16. v.) To move back or drop to alower level. ~ The tide recededand exposed the rocks near the shore. v.) to become fainter. ~The blare of music fromthe car's radio receded as it disappeared into the night. Recede

17. Adj.) showing no mercy; pitiless. ~All the students in Ms.Brown's class felt the teacher was ruthless, she gave everyone failing grades on their Math tests and didn't care. Ruthless

18. n.) Something given up for the sake of another. ~ The guardians of all the Princetonstudents made sacrifices so they couldlet their families live. n.) An offering to a god. ~ Thousands of years ago, priests burned dead animals as sacrifices onaltars in temples. v.) To give up something for another. ~I sacrificed my privacy by sharing my room with my sister. v.) To offer something of value to a god. ~ The Monks of Singapore sacrificed a lamb as partof a religious ceremony. Sacrifice