Vocabulary list 7 (Chapter 6: Fiction:Tell Me a Short Story) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. WORD CLASS: peculiar

peculiar: adjective Meaning: not usual or normal

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Use "sinister" adjective in a meaningful sentence.

Learner's Answer There was something cold and sinister about him. There is another, more sinister, possibility. We needn’t assume that there was a sinister moti

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Use "loom : verb" in a meaningful sentence.

A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. / There was a crisis looming.

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thief

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magnet

Take 20 points!

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gift

Win 25 points!

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thief

Give points!

Difference between: He had the audience hooting with laughter. / The car behind me hooted impatiently. / We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.

moan/cry to make a loud noise/ if a car horn hoots or you hoot or hoot the horn, the horn makes a loud noise / when an owl hoots, it makes a long calling sound

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Use "twitch verb" in a meaningful sentence.

Learner's Answer His left leg twitched. Her mouth was twitching as she began to cry.

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SYNONYM: They were all moaning and groaning about the amount of work they had.

to complain about something, especially in an annoying way

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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star

Double points!

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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Use "creak : verb" in a meaningful sentence.

Learner's Answer She heard a floorboard creak upstairs. a creaking bed/gate/stair The table creaked and groaned under the weight. The timbers creaked as the boa

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Difference between: The parrot squawked and flew away. / ‘You did what?!’ she squawked.

First: (of birds) to make a loud sharp sound / Second: to speak or make a noise in a loud, sharp voice because you are angry, surprised, etc.

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trap

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gift

Win 25 points!

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fairy

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banana

Go to last place!

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WORD CLASS: damp [ Wipe up the mess with a damp cloth. ]

damp adjective

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Give one word: (of a bell or a clock) to ring; to show the time by making a ringing sound

chime (verb) - to chime

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Define: scampering [The kids were scampering around the yard. or A mouse scampered across the floor.]

Meaning: to run or move quickly and often playfully

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Today's weather will be windy, with gusts of up to 40 miles per hour. WORD CLASS: gusts

gust noun: a sudden strong increase in the amount and speed of wind that is blowing

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Use "bloodcurdling" adjective in a meaningful sentence.

Learner's Answer: a blood-curdling scream/story

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