Name Vocabulary #28

Word / Part of Speech / Definition
ingest / verb / To take something, such as food into your body; to swallow something.
gesture / noun / A movement of your body, especially of your hands and arms, that shows or emphasizes an idea of a feeling; something said or done to communicate a particular feeling or attitude.
gestation / noun / The time when a person or animal is developing inside its mother before it is born; the process by which something, such as an idea, forms, and develops.
transport / verb / To carry someone or something from one place to another; to cause someone to imagine that he or she is in a different place or time.
export / verb / To send a product to be sold in another country.
portfolio / noun / A flat case for carrying documents or drawing; a set of drawings, paintings, or photographs that are presented together in a folder.
transmit / verb / To give or pass information, values, diseases, etc. from one person to another
missive / noun / A letter or other written message.
remittance / noun / An amount of money that is sent as a payment for something
emissary / noun / A person who is sent on a mission to represent another person or organization.
serenity / adjective / calm or peacefulness
prodigious / adjective / extraordinary
supine / adjective / lying on the back
peculiar / adjective / strange; odd
assimilate / verb / to take into the mind and understand
judicious / adjective / showing or using good or bad judgment
dubious / adjective / Causing doubt
deft / adjective / clever; skillful
paltry / adjective / worthless
inexorable / adjective / not to be persuaded, moved or affected by prayers

Vocabulary Activities Directions: Complete 3 of the activities to turn in on Thursday.

  1. Write a sentence that contains each spelling word. The sentence must demonstrate the meaning of the word and each sentence must contain correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
  2. Make a flashcard for each word. The front of the flashcards must contain the word and a sentence containing the word. The back of the flashcard must contain the word’s part of speech and its definition.
  3. Write a story using 15 of your words. The story must contain correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
  4. Draw a picture to represent the meaning of 10 of your words.
  5. Write a synonym or antonym for 10 of your words.
  6. Create a word search using Puzzlemaker on Discoveryeducation.com or graph paper that includes all of your vocabulary words. Then, solve your words search by highlighting each spelling word.