Isee Vocab - Set 5

Front 1

meager

Back 1

thin, lacking richness or strength, poor

Since it was his first year teaching kindergarten, the new teacher survived on a meager income.

Front 2

hallowed

Back 2

revered

The tribe worshipped their hallowed leader by traveling great distances to lay flowers at his feet.

Front 3

apprehension

Back 3

awe, fear, trepidation, anxiety

She approached the haunted house with apprehension.

Front 4

vigorous

Back 4

robust, possessing a lively spirit, animated

His vigorous enthusiasm for the spring musical won him the lead role.

Front 5

spontaneous

Back 5

done freely or naturally, without preparation

The artist was spontaneous; she dipped her brush in the paint and started on the canvas before sketching or drawing first.

Front 6

impulsive

Back 6

rash or acting with abruptness

As soon as we walked into the store, she picked out a watch at the nearest counter and purchased it.

Front 7

abhor

Back 7

to hate, loathe, detest

He abhorred scallions; he picked them out of his fried rice until there were none remaining.

Front 8

apparition

Back 8

ghost, spirit, appearance of something

There was an apparition of the Loch Ness Monster peeking out of the water just beyond the boat's bow.

Front 9

tolerant

Back 9

permissive, broad-minded

He was tolerant of other religious views even though he was raised Catholic.

Front 10

tenuous

Back 10

flimsy, weak

The principal made a tenuous argument for changing the school week from 5 days to 4 days, so the school community didn't listen to him.

Front 11

moral

Back 11

conforming to a standard of right behavior, ethical

The volunteer exhibited the utmost integrity and was a morally sound person.

Front 12

recreation

Back 12

amusement, fun, entertainment, diversion

After studying for 3 hours, the student played Star Wars Angry Birds for recreation.

Front 13

allege

Back 13

to guess something is true without proof

Andreas alleged that Arnav hit him first.

Front 14

condone

Back 14

to forgive or disregard bad behavior

Yaya and Papou condoned Arnav and Andreas staying up until midnight every night at their house.

Front 15

debunk

Back 15

to prove false

We debunked the storyline in the movie, The Hobbit, because there were not any women in the book!

Front 16

inquiry

Back 16

a request for information

I posed an inquiry to Ms. Millman to find the book Hoot.

Front 17

ratify

Back 17

to approve, usually a law

Mom ratified the Technology Rules that we created, because they include screen time only on the weekends.

Front 18

ambiguous

Back 18

unclear

The book had an ambiguous ending, since it was unclear whether the baby dolphin returned to his mother or left his family and swam away.

Front 19

itinerant

Back 19

nomadic, constantly moving

Itinerant laborers during the pre-Civil war south, were constantly moved from job to job.

Front 20

writhe

Back 20

to twist

The dragon writhed about his den, because he thought he smelled an intruder.

Front 21

surrogate

Back 21

substitute

The iPad application Pages is a surrogate for paper and pencil.