Vocabulary Toolkit Day 1Vocabulary Toolkit Day 1

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armingarming

Sentence: The soldiers were Sentence: The soldiers were armingarming themselves with themselves with weapons as they prepared weapons as they prepared for battle.for battle.

Definition: Definition: providing with providing with weaponsweapons

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armingarming

Example: Example: soldiers being soldiers being given given weaponsweapons

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

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

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drillingdrilling

Example: Example: calisthenics, calisthenics, multiplication multiplication

drillsdrills

Non example: Non example: sitting stillsitting still

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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

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fiercefierce

Example: a lion Example: a lion roaringroaring

Non example: a Non example: a calm deer, a bunny calm deer, a bunny rabbitrabbit

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justjust

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

Definition: Definition: honorable and honorable and fairfair

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justjust

Example: a Example: a judgejudge

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

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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

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kinkin

Example: mom, Example: mom, dad, brothers, dad, brothers, sisters, aunts, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousinsuncles, cousins

Non example: Non example: friends, friends, classmatesclassmates

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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skittishskittish

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

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

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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

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greengreen

Example: Example: Poncitlán Square Poncitlán Square (in Palmdale)(in Palmdale)

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

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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?