NUMBER THE STARS VOCABULARY WORDS.

1. Language Arts
September 3rd, 2015Your name
Objective: Define, illustrate and apply this unit’s vocabulary words.
Bell Ringer: What has the name of King Christian X’s palace?
Today’s Assignment:
Step 1: On one side of the index card, write the word in large
letters.
Step 2: On the reverse side, write definitions.

2. Sabotage
#1
Function: noun
-destruction of property or obstruction of
normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents
in time of war.
-a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in
which equipment is damaged
-disruption, damage, interference
Function: verb
-wreck, harm, impair, disrupt

3. Rationed
ration
#2
Function: noun
-A fixed portion, especially an amount of food
allotted to persons in military service or to
civilians in times of scarcity
-share, portion, allowance, quota, allotment, helping,
measure, allocation
Function: verb
-to control the amount one can use
-to use sparingly
-limit, control, restrict,

4. Imperious
#3
Function - adjective
-arrogantly domineering, bossy, or
overbearing; behaving like someone who
is a supreme ruler; authoritative,
commanding, arrogant, superior,
haughty, high-handed,
-regal; imperial

5. Rueful
#4
Function: adjective
1. inspiring pity or compassion; contrite, sheepish sorry
2. causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret;
apologetic, repentant
ruefully
Function: adverb

6. Deft
#5
Function: adjective
-quick and skillful in action; nifty, neat, nimble,
dexterous, precise, adept
deftly
Function: adverb
-quickly and skillfully; neatly, nimbly, dexterously,
precisely, niftily, adeptly

7. Protrude
#6
Function: verb
-to stick out or cause to stick out; jut, project,
overhang, bulge
-to push or thrust outward

8. Donned
#7
Function: verb
-to dress oneself
-to put on (clothing); get into, slip on, dress in

9. Lunge / Lunged
#8
Function: verb
-to move with a sudden thrust; to make a sudden
thrust or pass; swipe, grab, swing, stab,
plunge
-attack, dive, spring, leap, charge, pounce, plunge,
pitch

10. Devastating /
Devastate
#9
Function: verb
-to reduce to ruin : lay waste , to overwhelm;
confound; stun, wreck, spoil, ruin
-overpower, overwhelm, overcome, confound,
shock, distress, upset, destroy, shatter