Vocabra

Week 7

cordialHeidi was cordial to Mr. Fugi when

he was introduced as the new principal.

Leonard was nervous about meeting the president, but she greeted him with such a cordial handshake that he soon felt very comfortable.

Definition: warm and friendly

acquittedBecause Gina was acquitted of

shoplifting, she did not have to go to jail.

Definition: found not guilty

virtue• Beth’s parents can’t wait for her to

discover the virtue of keeping her bedroom clean.

• The senator was a man of great virtue and was never involved in a scandal of any kind.

Definition: goodness; moral excellence; a good quality or feature

significant The strange weather patterns are

significant because they may suggest an overall change in world climates.

The gold locket that Denise wears is significant to her because it once belonged to her grandmother.

Definition: full of meaning; having great impact

dignityMr. Smith told his four children to

behave with dignity at their grandfather’s funeral.

“If you behave with dignity in this classroom, you will do well and have my respect,” said the chemistry teacher.

Definition: self respect and honor

melodramaticThe actors were so melodramatic

that it was hard to take the play seriously.

Sally’s sister was being very melodramatic when she cut her hair wrong and yelled, “I’ll never leave the house again!”

Definition: overly emotional

eternal“My love for you is eternal,” Romeo

whispered. “I will never love another.”

Harvey was eternally grateful to his father for letting him take the car. He never forgot the favor.

Definition: existing always, without beginning or end

paranoidMy sister is paranoid. She’s

convinced that someone is spying on her.

When Brooke found her locker open, she became paranoid that someone was stealing her stuff.

Definition: overly suspicious

emergeThe excited crowd held up banners as

the football team emerged from the locker room and ran onto the field.

The very Saturday that Melody was going on a date with Stu, a pimple emerged on her forehead.

Definition: to rise from; to become visible or known.

chaosThe halls were chaotic when the

students burst out of the classrooms at the last bell.

The children’s birthday party was chaos. The kids yelled, threw food, and refused to listen.

Definition: extreme confusion or disorder

**impeccableWalter’s reading of the poem was

impeccable. He didn’t stumble once and everyone could hear him clearly.

Definition: faultless; free of error

**grovelNo matter how she groveled, Ericka

could not persuade her sister to loan her the beautiful black sweater.

“I guess I’ll forgive Tim for breaking our date,” said Julia, “but I’m going to make him grovel first.”

Definition: to humble yourself in a degrading way before someone