Vocabulary Lessons 1-4

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Vocabulary Lessons 1-4

• By Alex Ingham

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Bonanza

• (n.) a rich mass of ore in a mine something very
  valuable, profitable, or rewarding a source of
  wealth or prosperity a very large amount sudden
  profit or gain
• The mine in Texas turned out to be a big bonanza.

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Churlish

• (adj.) lacking politeness or good manners
  lacking sensitivity difficult to work with or
  deal with rude
• The man was very churlish around his coworkers.

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Citadel

• (n.) a fortress that looks and protects a city
  any strong or commanding place
• The citadel guarded
• the city from many
• deadly threats.

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Rubble

• (n.) broken stone or bricks ruins
• After the building fell it was nothing but rubble.

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Hover

• (v.) to float or hang suspended over to move
  back and forth uncertainly over or around
• The helicopter hovered over water to save a man
  who fell off a boat.

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Jostle

• (v.) to make or force ones way by pushing or
  elbowing to bump or shove, brush against to
  compete for
• The man jostled his way through the line to the
  front.

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Excerpt

• (n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc
  (v.) to take such a passage to quote
• I read an great excerpt from a magazine about new
  foods.

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Grope

• (v.) to feel about hesitantly with the hands to
  search blindly and uncertainly
• I groped for the gun when I saw the bear.

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Congested

• (adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to
  excess
• The New York streets are very congested.

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Durable

• (Adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed
  lasting for a long time (n. pl.) consumer goods
  used repeatedly over a series of years
• Craftsman tools are very durable.

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Skittish

• (adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened
  shy or timid extremely cautious unstable,
  undependable.
• The kitten was very skittish when the dog came in
  the house.

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Muster

• (v.) to bring together for battle or service to
  gather or summon to amount to, comprise,
  include (n.) a list men for military service a
  gathering, accumulation
• The 300 hundred Spartans mustered up the courage
  to fight the Persian army.

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Bolster

• (v.) to support, give a boost t (n.) a long
  pillow or cushion a supporting post
• I bout to bolsters of my favorite football team.

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Porous

• (adj.) full of tiny holes able to be penetrated
  by water air or water
• Sponge Bob is very porous.

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Oust

• (v.) to remove, drive out of position or place.
• The monkey with the gun had to be ousted out of
  the zoo.

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Obsess

• (v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
• If you allow a ghost to obsess you it can take
  over your life.

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Incognito

• (adj.,adv.) in a disguised state, under an
  assumed name or identity (n.) the state of being
  disguised a person in disguised
• The spies had to travel incognito so they would
  not be captured.

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Antics

• (n.pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or
  actions
• The antics of Michael Jackson causes trouble for
  a lot of people.

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Legendary

• (adj.) described in well-known stories existing
  in old stories (legends) rather than real life
• Zeus is the most known legendary Greek figure.

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Vie

• (v.) to compete to strive for victory or
  superiority.
• The runner had to vie to win the race.