KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 1

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
deceive

reservoir

skipper

exhilarating

ship’s log

galley

laid off

redundant

fanatic

undisputed
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 2

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
Legible

haul

adamant

talisman

gale

damp

idle

veer

pitch

winch
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 3

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
prance

elated

raucous

cacophony

rustling

surreptitious

canopy

reluctant

ravenous

deter
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 3:

Here are some words you may need to know as you are reading:

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
steep at a big angle The hill was very steep, it was
difficult to climb.

companionship friendship

brackish Dirty, muddy water The puddle was full of brackish

water

mellifluous Honey-like; smooth and sweet The sound of her voice was
mellifluous

translucent The light passes through something but it My packed lunch box is
is not transparent translucent.

diminutive Very small

gesticulate Use your hands to express something

harangue To annoy

hackles The hair on the back of an animal’s neck

that stands up when it is angry.

lurk To wait around sometimes hidden

Glimpse To see something for a very short time I glimpsed a cheetah as he ran
past my window.

Suppurate To give out a liquid gradually ( usually pus)

Profile The side-view of a person

 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 4

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
Tantalising

anguish

nonchalantly

sodden

excruciating

Sear/scald

rudimentary

immaculate

intrigued

engrossed
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 4:

Here are some words you may need to know as you are reading:

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
vestige A little bit left behind When I finished my coffee
there was a vestige left in my
cup.
Lope off Walk away quietly After being scratched by the
cat, the dog loped off.

lee The sheltered side of a hill or mountain

cleft A crack or small opening I hid my diamond in the cleft of

a rock.

permeate To let a liquid through The water permeated through

the rocks so the cave was damp.

rummage To look through to find something The boy rummaged through his
wardrobe to find his lost shoe.

circumspect To be careful and worried about Ms. Gould was circumspect about
something (cautious) letting class 6 go to feed the
lions!!
affliction An illness

flotsam rubbish that floats in the sea

dowelling A cylindrical piece of wood

Twine string

outrigger a long float attached to the side of a boat

canvas Material stretched over a wooden frame

to paint on.
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 5

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
pester

bait

surrender

heave

flounder

heed

betray

grieve

hurl

oar
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 6

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
diminutive

hackles

glimpse

gesticulate

suppurate

profile

harangue

lurk

marooned

rake
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 7

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
anguish

vestige

Lope off

loll

capitulate

obstinate

lee

cleft

permeate

venture
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 8

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
rummage

affliction

probe

flotsam

dowelling

twine

canvas

outrigger

Grasp

Condemnation
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary CHAPTER 9

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
reproach

Cocoon

Reconciliation

Trepidation

Expounding

Haunch

sullen

Slink off

Bemused

Scuttle away
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary CHAPTER 10

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
Incessant

Stoical

Sally

Lavish

Obliterate

Ruff

Inconsolable

Bewilder

Wary

scour
 KENSUKE’S KINGDOM: Vocabulary WEEK 5

VOCABULAR DEFINITION PICTURE/ SENTENCE/ WORD

Y WORD
jeer

vermin

Spick and
span

glare

mimic

grovel

impose

sinister

verdict

mischievous