1. Lesson 5

2.  A genial person is warm and friendly.  Would you want to be friends with someone genial?  Who do you know that is genial? genial

3.  A forecast or a prediction  The prognostication of rain meant we didn’t get to go on a picnic. prognostication

4.  To be suddenly and badly affected by something, such as illness or fear.  After being around my friend at her birthday party, I was stricken with chicken pox. stricken

5.  If something is done dramatically, it is done in a striking or impressive way.  Who can show me how to speak dramatically? dramatically

6.  If you restrain something, you hold it back or limit it.  We had to restrain Brian to keep him from hitting Zachary. restrain

7.  A protest is a way of demonstrating that you are against something.  When we went to Washington D.C., we saw a crowd holding signs to protest the War in Iraq. protest

8.  To be working quickly and excitedly  We feverishly finished the signs for the pep rally.  When would you work feverishly?

9.  When you are overcome by something, you are overpowered by it.  I was overcome with emotion when I saw my little cousin for the first time in the hospital.

10.  A flop is a failure  My twelfth birthday party was a flop because it rained at the park.  Can you think of a time something was a flop?

11.  Very impressive and draws a lot of attention  The fireworks display at the 4 th of July parade was spectacular.