1. Prepared by Mrs. Whitehead
Vocabulary Week THREE
Prepared by Mrs. Whitehead

2. assail
While the defendant claims he did not assail the claimant, the claimant did have bruises to prove otherwise.

3. assail Pronounced: ah SAIL Part of speech: verb Definition:
to attack violently

4. fetter The prisoners were fettered by shackles around their ankles.

5. fetter To restrain; to hamper Pronounced: FET ur Part of speech: verb
Definition:
To restrain; to hamper

6. intrepid
The intrepid bullfighter stood in the arena before the fierce bull.

7. intrepid
Pronounced: in TREP id Part of speech: adjective Definition: fearless; bold

8. kismet
To those who believe in fate, kismet is the cause of everything.

9. kismet
Pronounced:
KIZ met
Part of speech:
noun
Definition:
fate

10. lambaste
The drill sergeant lambasted his troops for their poor performance on the obstacle course.

11. lambaste Pronounced: lam BAST Part of speech: verb Definition:
to give a thrashing; scold

12. marauder
Christine referred to her husband Christopher as a kitchen marauder for his midnight raids on the refrigerator.

13. marauder Pronounced: muh RAWD er Part of speech: noun Definition:
raider; intruder

14. masticate
The doctor explained that a person’s digestion is aided when they masticate their food slowly.

15. masticate Pronounced: MAS tuh kayt Part of speech: verb Definition:
to chew

16. plucky He fought his disease in a plucky way which we all admired.

17. plucky Pronounced: PLU kee Part of speech: adjective Definition:
brave and spirited; courageous

18. poltroon
Many considered him a poltroon because he was in his 30s yet still afraid of the dark.

19. poltroon Pronounced: pol TROON Part of speech: noun Definition:
a coward

20. spawn The flu outbreak spawned major attendance problems at school.

21. spawn Pronounced: spahn Part of speech: verb Definition:
to give rise to; to produce in large numbers