Vocabulary Week 5 Copper

Vocabulary Week 5 CopperWord 1: PesterDef: To bother, to annoySent: Mr. Jones was pestered by students always asking him questions.

Word 2: AnnoyingDef: To bother or pesterSent: My mom annoys me by constantly chewing on her fingernails.

Word 3: RustleDef: The crackling sound made by leaves blowing in the wind Sent: Frank loved to listen to the rustling of the leaves in autumn.

Word 4: TentacleDef: Long arm-like extensions of animal like an octopus that has eightSent: The octopus lost a tentacle from a shark attack.

Word 5: Nocturnal Def: Animals that are active at nightSent: Owls are a nocturnal animals that hunts mice and rabbits at night.

Word 6: RampDef: Inclined board to move objects upSent: The workers had to use a ramp to move the piano into the house

Word 7: DodgeDef: To move suddenly to avoid being hitSent: Billy quickly dodged a snowball that almost hit him in the head.

Word 8: Drowsy / DrowsinessDef: Dull or lacking awareness because of sleepinessSent: Joey always felt drowsy in math class.

Word 9: ScurryDef: To run quickly with light footstepsSent: Cindy tried to scurry out the side door but was spotted by Ms. Smith.

Word 10: ClenchDef: To close your hand tightly Sent: Johnny clenched the his fist and hollered.

Word 11: FuriousDef: Very angrySent: Teachers were furious about not getting new books.

Word 12: RidiculousDef: Silly and unreasonableSent: The idea that he hated everyone whose name started with C was ridiculous.

Word 13: DebateDef: Discussion where differing opinions are argued overSent: The students debated whether thereshould be a McDonalds in their school.

Word 14: Mystery / MysteriousDef: Something that you do not know and usually hard to explain or hard to find outSent: How Principal Millers underwear ended up the flagpole was a mystery.

Word 15: EliminateDef: To get rid of somethingSent: Joey was eliminated from the spelling bee competition in the second round.

Word 16: OvercastDef: A sky that is completely full of cloudsSent: It was a gray and overcast day when a new boy came to school.

Word 17: SimilarDef: Closely alike but not exactlySent: Joey and John were similar in that they both loved baseball and vocabulary.

Word 18: Compliment Def: Something nice said to praise someone Sent: Saying he loved her shoes was a weird compliment on their first date.

Word 19: SwarmDef: A large group of something moving togetherSent: The people swarmed into the store when the new Playstation came out.

Word 20: ThrillingDef: A sudden feeling of excitementSent: The finish to the close game very so thrilling the coach fainted.