vocabulary toolkit day 1

Vocabulary Toolkit Day 1Vocabulary Toolkit Day 1

Katie’s TrunkKatie’s Trunk

armingarming Sentence: The soldiers were Sentence: The soldiers were

armingarming themselves with themselves with weapons as they prepared for weapons as they prepared for battle.battle.

Definition: Definition: providing with providing with weaponsweapons


armingarming Example: Example:

soldiers being soldiers being given given weaponsweapons

Non-example: Non-example: soldiers not soldiers not having having weaponsweapons


drillingdrilling Sentence: Every Sentence: Every

morning at morning at Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendleton, the Marines can the Marines can be seen be seen drillingdrilling to become to become better soldiers.better soldiers.

Definition: doing Definition: doing exercises to exercises to become efficient become efficient


drillingdrilling Example: Example:

calisthenics, calisthenics, multiplication multiplication

drillsdrills

Non example: Non example: sitting stillsitting still


fiercefierce Sentence: My Sentence: My

brother had a brother had a fierce fierce expression on expression on his face during his face during the wrestling the wrestling match.match.

Definition: Definition: ferociousferocious


fiercefierce Example: a lion Example: a lion

roaringroaring

Non example: a calm Non example: a calm deer, a bunny rabbitdeer, a bunny rabbit


justjust Sentence: It was Sentence: It was

a a justjust punishment punishment to make the kids to make the kids who threw the who threw the paper on the floor paper on the floor clean it up.clean it up.

Definition: Definition: honorable and honorable and fairfair


justjust Example: a Example: a

judgejudge

Non example: Non example: a cheater, a a cheater, a thiefthief


kinkin Sentence: At the family Sentence: At the family

reunion, I met a lot of my reunion, I met a lot of my kinkin who I hadn’t met before.who I hadn’t met before.

Definition: people related by Definition: people related by blood or marriageblood or marriage


kinkin Example: mom, Example: mom,

dad, brothers, dad, brothers, sisters, aunts, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousinsuncles, cousins

Non example: Non example: friends, classmatesfriends, classmates


peeredpeered Sentence: The kids peered Sentence: The kids peered

into the lake to look at the fish into the lake to look at the fish swimming.swimming.

Definition: Definition: looked at with looked at with concentrationconcentration


peeredpeered Example: looking Example: looking

through the peephole of through the peephole of your front door, looking your front door, looking at something through a at something through a magnifying glassmagnifying glass

Non example: Non example: to glance at to glance at somethingsomething


rebelsrebels Sentence: The Sentence: The rebelsrebels challenged challenged

all the rules in the city.all the rules in the city. Definition: people who oppose Definition: people who oppose

or defy the government that or defy the government that existsexists


rebelsrebels

Non example: The Non example: The Union soldiers Union soldiers during the Civil Warduring the Civil War

Example: The Example: The Patriots during Patriots during the American the American Revolution were Revolution were considered rebels considered rebels by the British, the by the British, the Confederates Confederates during the Civil during the Civil WarWar


skirmishskirmish Sentence: During Sentence: During

the hockey game, the hockey game, we saw two we saw two opposing players opposing players get into a get into a skirmishskirmish..

Definition: a Definition: a small, short fight small, short fight between enemiesbetween enemies


skirmishskirmish Example: two Example: two

players players pushing and pushing and shoving each shoving each other during a other during a basketball or basketball or hockey gamehockey game

Non example: Non example: hughug


skittishskittish Sentence: The Sentence: The skittishskittish cat cat

was nervous while being was nervous while being examined by the examined by the veterinarian.veterinarian.

Definition: Definition: nervous or nervous or jumpyjumpy


skittishskittish Example: You Example: You

would be would be skittish if you skittish if you jump during the jump during the scary scenes in scary scenes in a movie.a movie.

Non example: if Non example: if you didn’t get you didn’t get scared during a scared during a scary moviescary movie


greengreen

Sentence: Sentence: We met at the We met at the greengreen before before

heading into City Hall.heading into City Hall. Definition: a grassy area usually Definition: a grassy area usually

located at the center of townlocated at the center of town


greengreen Example: Example:

Poncitlán Square Poncitlán Square (in Palmdale)(in Palmdale)

Non-example: a Non-example: a parking lot, the parking lot, the playgroundplayground

Talk to your Partner!Talk to your Partner!

Which word do you like best? Which word do you like best? Why?Why?

Which word do you think you Which word do you think you will need to practice so you will need to practice so you remember its definition?remember its definition?

vocabulary toolkit day 1

Documents

cousinsnon example

judgenon example

hockey gamenon example

lion roaringnon example

magnifying glassnon

union soldiers

better soldiers

katies trunkarmingsentence