Vocabulary 1

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Assigned on Monday, August 28
Vocabulary cards due on Tuesday, August 29
inkling (n.)

a slight idea or suggestion; a suspicion

Ex. I had an inkling that I was getting a new puppy.

foreman (n.)

the person in charge of other workers

Ex. The foreman at the construction site told the plumbers to go home.
union organizer (n.)

the person in charge of helping workers understand their

legal rights in the workplace

Ex. The union organizer told the employees that they got overtime.
somersault (n.)

Pronounced summer salt

a gymnastic tumbling move

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OTHER FORMS: somersault (v.)
Ex. My little brother did a somersault and landed on his feet.
aerial (adj.)

Pronounced like the name of The Little Mermaid

describes something that exists or operates in the sky

Ex. The skydiver took breathtaking aerial photography.

disheveled (adj.)

Pronounced dish-EV-elled and rhymes with pebbled

Describes an untidy or disorderly appearance

Ex. The supermodel had messy, disheveled hair.

singed (adj.)

Rhymes with fringed and binged

Describes something that is slightly burned or scorched
OTHER FORMS: singe (v.)

Ex. (v.) Lila stood too close to the fire and singed her eyelashes.
softie (n.)

Someone who gets emotional easily; someone who gives in easily

Ex. My dad is such a softie that he cried at The Lion King.