Giver vocab. #3

Question 1

remorse

Answer 1

n, a feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong in the past; a feeling of guilt. I felt remorse about my past.

He felt remorse because he didn’t prepare for his piano lesson.

Heather/King

Question 2

applaud

Answer 2

v, to strike the hands together over and over to show praise Students at IAA always applaud enthusiastically after performances.

Question 3

vital

Answer 3

Shawn/Jewel

definition: extremely important. Jewel

My voice is vital for me. –Shawn

Question 4

mystify

Answer 4

Julia/Monstar:

Verb.to confuse (someone) completely

eg: It mystifies me that she wants to kill me though she never thinks about it.

Question 5

gesture

Answer 5

Martin/Henry

noun, a movement of your body (especially of your hands and arms) that shows or emphasizes an idea or a feeling

She put a finger to her lips as a gesture of the need to quiet down.

Question 6

apprehensive

Answer 6

Eva

afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen :feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future

He was apprehensive about the test.

Question 7

ponder

Answer 7

Howard

to think about or consider (something) carefully

He pondered the question before he answered.

Question 8

fascinate

Answer 8

Chris

verb, to cause (someone) to be very interested in something or someone

His strange behavior fascinated the children

Question 9

disappoint

Answer 9

v, to make someone unhappy by not being as good as expected or by not doing something that was hoped for or expected.

I didn’t do well on the last test, and my mother felt disappointed.

Sister

Question 10

chuckle

Answer 10

v, to laugh quietly

His joke made me chuckle.

Urd