Vocabulary 1

Flesh and Blood So Cheap

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

a slight idea or suggestion; a suspicion

Ex. The first five minutes of the movie gave me an inkling that it would be too scary for me.
Ex. I had an inkling that my mother was going to surprise us with 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.
Ex. The architect told the foreman to get a crew ready to pour concrete.
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 were
entitled to overtime if they worked more than 40 hours in a week.
Ex. When Mr. Jordan learned that firefighters in a neighboring
county got paid more, he asked his union organizer to negotiate for higher salaries.
somersault (n.)

Pronounced summer salt

a gymnastic tumbling move

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OTHER FORMS: somersault (v.)
Ex. (noun) My little brother did a somersault and landed on his feet.
Ex. (verb) She somersaulted across the room
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.

Ex. The Red Baron fought expertly in the aerial battles of World War I.
disheveled (adj.)

Pronounced dish-EV-elled and rhymes with pebbled

Describes an untidy or disorderly appearance

Ex. I could tell Evan woke up late because he looked so disheveled.

Ex. The supermodel could get away with messy, disheveled hair.
singed (adj.)

Rhymes with fringed and binged

Describes something that is slightly burned or scorched
OTHER FORMS: singe (v.)
Ex. (adj.) The stylish new jeans looked singed at the bottom.
Ex. (v.) Lila stood too close to the campfire 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 when he watched The Lion King.
Ex. Harrison knew to ask Maria for gas money because she was a softie.