Sunday, February 5, 2012

Weekly Vocabulary Words for Grades 5,6,7,8 - 2/6/12

Students MUST copy the weekly vocabulary words in their Vocabulary Notebook for homework on Monday.  On Tuesday, notebooks will be collected and checked by homeroom teacher.  

1.  fabulous - imaginary; as if out of a fable.
2.  aviation - Flying in balloons or airplanes.
3.  devote -  To give up time to an activity.
4.  airborne -Off the ground; carried by the air.
5.  aloft - Up in the air.
6.  enables - To allow; give the ability
7.  altitude - Height; the distance above the ground.
8.  recommend - To speak in favor of.
9.  feat - A great or unusual act.
10.  expanded - To become larger.
11.  captive - Kept in prison.
12.  overtook -Caught up with.
13.  sustained - Supported; held up.
14.  draft - a drink that is kept in and served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can.
15.  imprisoned -Locked up; put in prison.
16.  uplifted -Raised up and held in the air.
17.  mortals - A human being
18.  vaguely - In an unclear way; dimly.
19.  reel -To whirl; feel dizzy.
20.  veered - To change direction.