Thursday, January 29, 2009

Vocab Lesson 20

1. chagrin - noun meaning strong feelings of embarrassment; verb meaning cause to feel shame or humiliation. Example: To his chagrin, she said she would not go to the dance with him.
2. redundant - adjective - repetitive. Example: The little boy was redundant asking "are we there yet?"
3. signify
4. exploit - verb - to use for profit or gain, taking advantage of someone. Example: The factory boss exploited his young workers.
5. inflict
6. ample
7. pandemonium
8. proclaim
9. assistance
10. assistant

A3: due Wednesday
B5: due Thursday
B8: due Friday

Have a great long weekend! Don't forget to also get your Reading Records in!

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