Vocabulary Journal

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Vocabulary Journal

• By
• Vanessa Dominguez

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Clairvoyant

• -having the power of seeing or knowing things
  that are out of sight.
• -Amanda wants to know how to be clairvoyant.

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amateur

• -one who engages in an art, science, study, or
  athletic activity as a past time, not as a
  profession.
• -Becky was an amateur at painting.

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stocky

• -solidly built, plump and chubby.
• -When we checked out our books at the library, a
  stocky old man was helping us out.

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scowl

• -to wrinkle or contract brow in order to show
  disapproval.
• -My mother scowled at me when I didnt call after
  being home three hours late.

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preening

• -to take pride or satisfaction.
• -I felt like preening when I won first place at
  the dance competition.

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leisurely

• -unhurried.
• -We leisurely walked through the beautiful park.

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repressed

• -to hold back by an act of will.
• -They were repressed as they tried to escape the
  horrendous stampede.

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justify

• -to show or prove to right.
• -I justified what really happened at the robbery
  last night.

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insufferable.

• -intolerable.
• -The screeching sounds of nails on a chalk board
  are insufferable.

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tangible

• -real, actual.
• -There wasnt enough tangible evidence to send
  the accused man into jail.

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eludes

• -remain undiscovered or unexplained.
• -It difficult answer eluded me .

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sufficient

• -as much as is needed.
• -The tiny jar had a sufficient amount of jam for
  me.

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stupor

• -a dazed condition, loss of feel.
• -She was in an embarrassing stupor.

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Mundane

• -characteristic of or concerned with the
  ordinary.
• -Lauren couldn't endure the mundane world of
  living in Japan.

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Constrained

• -restrained
• -We were constrained when the ride workers at the
  fair closed the gate.

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Favorite Book Jade Green

• This book is a ghost story and it makes you want
  to keep reading! I anticipated what was next
  every step of the way!

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Favorite Author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

• I love this author because she wrote Jade Green
  and I absolutely love that book!!!!

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Worst Book Murdered, My Sweet.

• I couldnt stand this book! It took a bazillion
  years to get to the interesting and fun parts to
  read!!!! It was a snore!

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The End!!!!