Vocabulary Summer Seay

Grapple (n.) An iron hook used to grab and hold. (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with. He picked up the large object with the grapple.

Instigate (v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite. The man instigated the fight.

Perspective (v.) A point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place or distance. My perspective about the fight was it was funny.

Perturb (adj.) To trouble, make uneasy: to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion. The boy made the girl perturb.

Bolster (v.) to support, give a boost to ; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post. The bolster cushioned the mans head when he could barely hold his head up.

Muster (v.) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n.) a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation. I army mustered when it was time to go to war.

Amass (v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble. The family amassed to find there dog.

Comply (v.) to yield to a request or command. The girl complied when the teacher told her to go to the principles office.

Devoid (adj.) not having or using, lacking. The children in Africa are devoid when it comes to food.

Allot (v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions. The teacher handed out the blocks in allots.

Bonanza (n.) A rich mass of one in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain. We thought that the ring was bonanza.

Collaborate (v.) to work with, work together. The people collaborated.

Hover (v.) to float to hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around. The plane hovers over the water.

Jostle (v.) to make or force one’s way by pushing or elbowing ; to bump shove, brush against; to compete for. The girl jostle her way to the front to get a picture of the band.

Laggard (n.) a person who moves slowly or falls behind; (adj.) falling behind; slow to move, act, or respond. Marcus is laggard.

Myriad (adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number There are myriad number of marbles.

Rubble (n.) Broken stone or bricks; ruin The earthquake turned the building into a large pile of smoking rubble.

Servile (adj.) of or relating to a slave: behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant, menial: lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive Little Austin is Servile to Summer and Sara.

Vigil (n.) a watch, especially at night: any period of watchful attention The boy was not vigil, He didn’t care what happen to his mother valuable things.

Durable (adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed: lasting for a long time The Yankees stadium is still very durable even after 85 years of people walking and stomping on it.