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Key Vocabulary – Part Key Vocabulary – Part 22

See if you can See if you can correctly define correctly define

the following the following vocabulary vocabulary

words.words.

If necessary, If necessary, use the context use the context clues from the clues from the

sample sample sentences tosentences to

help you.help you.

gourdgourd

gourdgourdSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Native Americans Native Americans often used often used gourdsgourds as bowls for their as bowls for their

food.food.

gourdgourdDefinition:Definition:

n.n. A kind of fruit A kind of fruit that has a hard skin that has a hard skin (cucumber, melon, (cucumber, melon, squash, pumpkin)squash, pumpkin)

goadgoad

goadgoadSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Bob tried to Bob tried to goadgoad me into going with me into going with him, even though I him, even though I knew I shouldn’t.knew I shouldn’t.

goadgoadDefinition:Definition:

v.v. To urge someone To urge someone or something onor something on

nimblynimbly

nimblynimblySample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The ballerina The ballerina nimblynimbly danced danced

across the floor.across the floor.

nimblynimblyDefinition:Definition:

adv.adv. To do To do something quickly something quickly

or with light or with light movementsmovements

indifferentindifferent

indifferentindifferentSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

When Mom asked if When Mom asked if I wanted Chinese or I wanted Chinese or Mexican food, I was Mexican food, I was

indifferentindifferent..

indifferentindifferentDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. To feel that it To feel that it doesn’t matter one doesn’t matter one

way or the otherway or the other

lustrouslustrous

lustrouslustrousSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The new silver The new silver candlesticks looked candlesticks looked lustrouslustrous in the light in the light

from the lamp.from the lamp.

lustrouslustrousDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Reflecting light Reflecting light evenly without evenly without

glitter or sparkle; glitter or sparkle; shining evenlyshining evenly

flauntflaunt

flauntflauntSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Chris loved to Chris loved to flauntflaunt his trophy he his trophy he

received for received for winning the winning the tournament.tournament.

flauntflauntDefinition:Definition:

v.v. To display To display something in a something in a

showy way showy way (“Ooooh! Look (“Ooooh! Look what I have!”)what I have!”)

boisterousboisterous

boisterousboisterousSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

My next door My next door neighbor’s party neighbor’s party

was so was so boisterousboisterous I I couldn’t get to couldn’t get to

sleep.sleep.

boisterousboisterousDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Loud or rowdyLoud or rowdy

reproachreproach

reproachreproachSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The teacher The teacher reproachedreproached the the

students for talking students for talking during the during the assembly.assembly.

reproachreproachDefinition:Definition:

v.v. To express To express disapprovaldisapproval

disgruntleddisgruntled

disgruntleddisgruntledSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The employee was The employee was disgruntleddisgruntled by the by the

poor working poor working conditions.conditions.

disgruntleddisgruntledDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Not happy or Not happy or content with the content with the

situation.situation.

spunkyspunky

spunkyspunkySample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The cheerleaders The cheerleaders were very were very spunkyspunky..

spunkyspunkyDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Full of spirit; Full of spirit; having a lot of having a lot of

energyenergy