Watson’s

Vocabulary
Lo g

Katie Coons
 Table of Contents

1. Juvenile delinquent
2. Vital
3. Numerous
4. Miraculous
5. Intimidate
6. Emulate
7. Cockeyed
8. Punctual
9. Radioactive
10. Imitation
11. Pomade
12. Mature
13. Frostbite
14. Skimpy
15. Pinnacle
16. Vibration
17. Phonic
18. Haphazardly
19. Maestro
20. Determined
21. Eavesdropped
22. Transferred
23. Offended
24. Pathetic
25. Trespassing
26. Sonic boom
27. Flickered
28. Fluttered
29. Patient
30. Scrunched
1. Juvenile delinquent
Page: 2
Guessed: bad kid
Dictionary: antisocial or illegal behavior by minors
Understanding: The juvenile delinquent has committed more
crimes than I can count.

2. Vital
Page: 23
Guessed: can’t live without it
Dictionary: essential to life
Understanding: water, food, oxygen (things that are vital)

3. Numerous
Page: 23
Guessed: more than one
Dictionary: very many, large in number
Understanding: several, plentiful, various (synonyms)

4. Miraculous
Page: 23
Guessed: higher
Dictionary: event that seems to contradict scientific laws
Understanding: It was miraculous that he recovered.

5. Intimidate
Page: 24
Guessed: scare
Dictionary: make afraid as with threats
Understanding: frighten, scare, discourage (synonyms)

6. Emulate
Page: 24
Guess: be a good influence
Dictionary: to try to equal or surpass
Understanding: She tried to emulate her older sister.

7. Cockeyed
Page: 26
Guess: cross-eyed
Dictionary: cross-eyed
Understanding: His only problem was that he was cockeyed.

8. Punctual
Page: 28
Guess: on time
Dictionary: on time
Understanding: He had to be punctual for his interview.

9. Radioactive
Page: 39
Guess: something deadly
Dictionary: emitting radiant energy by the disintegration of
atomic nuclei
Understanding: There’s a radioactive leak in Japan

10. Imitation
Page: 47
Guess: copy
Dictionary: copy or mimic

11. Pomade
Page: 48
Guessed: conditioner
Dictionary: perfumed ointment for the hair
Understanding: In the book, he put pomade in his hair.

12. Mature
Page: 51
Guessed: developed
Dictionary: fully grown, developed
Understanding: develop, grow, and ripen (synonyms)

13. Frostbite
Page: 56
Guessed: what happens when you in the cold to long
Dictionary: injury from intense cold
Understanding: The man was frostbitten after being trapped in
the cold for days.

14. Skimpy
Page: 61
Guessed: little
Dictionary: barely enough
Understanding: huge, big, massive (antonyms)

15. Pinnacle
Page: 103
Guessed: beginning
Dictionary: highest point
Understanding: apex, climax, peak (synonyms)

16. Vibration
Page: 110
Guessed: movement
Dictionary: pulsation
Understanding: My phone vibrated when I got a text message.

17. Phonic
Page: 110
Guessed: songs
Dictionary: method of teaching reading
Understanding: The teacher used phonics to teach her class
reading.

18. Haphazardly
Page: 112
Guessed: dangerously
Dictionary: not planned
Understanding: The garage sale was arranged haphazardly.

19. Maestro
Page: 115
Guessed: fancy
Dictionary: great composer or conductor
Understanding: ace, artist, authority (synonyms)

20. Determined
Page: 123
Guessed: have to do it
Dictionary: firm intention
Understanding: He was determined to finish the paper.

21. Eavesdropped
Page: 128
Guessed: listened
Dictionary: listened secretly
Understanding: ignore, speak, talk (antonyms)

22. Transferred
Page: 130
Guessed: to move
Dictionary: the act of moving something from one place to
another
Understanding: misinterpret, misunderstand (antonyms)

23. Offended
Page: 133
Guessed: hurt feeling
Dictionary: a misdeed, an insult
Understanding: He was offended when she called him stupid.

24. Pathetic
Page: 153
Guessed: stupid
Dictionary: causing pity or grief, full of pathos and sympathy
Understanding: cheerful, happy, worthwhile (antonyms)

25. Trespassing
Page: 169
Guessed: no passing
Dictionary: an intrusion
Understanding: You can go to jail for trespassing.

26. Sonic Boom

Page: 182
Guessed: extremely loud sound
Dictionary: explosive sound
Understanding: mach wave, loud report, shock wave (synonyms)

27. Flickering
Page: 184
Guess: flashing
Dictionary: move, burn or shine.
Understanding: blare, blaze, blink (synonyms)

28. Fluttered
Page: 186
Guess: move fast
Dictionary: wave, move, or beat rapidly or irregularly
Understanding: butterflies, hummingbirds, bat (things that flutter)

29. Patient
Page: 194
Guess: person in need of care
Dictionary: enduring pain, delay without complaint
Understanding: impatient, agitated, frustrated (antonyms)

30. Scrunched
Page: 198
Guess: made smaller
Dictionary: crumble or crunch
Understanding: She scrunched the paper and threw it across the
room and in to the trash can.