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define the define the following following

vocabulary vocabulary words.words.

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cautiouscautious

cautiouscautiousSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

You should always You should always be be cautiouscautious when when

you cross the you cross the street.street.

cautiouscautiousDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Careful; not Careful; not taking chancestaking chances

concentrateconcentrate

concentrateconcentrateSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

I couldn’t I couldn’t concentrateconcentrate on my on my homework because homework because

of all the loud of all the loud noise outside.noise outside.

concentrateconcentrateDefinition:Definition:

v.v. To give your full To give your full attention to attention to somethingsomething

discomfortdiscomfort

discomfortdiscomfortSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

John felt John felt discomfortdiscomfort

whenever he had whenever he had to get up in front to get up in front of the class and of the class and

talk.talk.

discomfortdiscomfortDefinition:Definition:

n.n. A feeling of A feeling of uneasiness or uneasiness or

distress; not being distress; not being comfortablecomfortable

dismayeddismayed

dismayeddismayedSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

She was She was dismayeddismayed when she realized when she realized

she lost her car she lost her car keys.keys.

dismayeddismayedDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Troubled or Troubled or distressed; full of distressed; full of

concernconcern

excitementexcitement

excitementexcitementSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

The president’s The president’s arrival caused arrival caused

much much excitementexcitement in in the small town.the small town.

excitementexcitementDefinition:Definition:

n.n. A stirred-up A stirred-up feeling; a state of feeling; a state of increased activityincreased activity

immobileimmobile

immobileimmobileSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Four flat tires and Four flat tires and an empty gas tank an empty gas tank

left the car left the car immobileimmobile..

immobileimmobileDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Unable to Unable to move; fixed in one move; fixed in one

placeplace

staminastamina

staminastaminaSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

After months of After months of training, Bill finally training, Bill finally had the had the staminastamina to to

run a marathon.run a marathon.

staminastaminaDefinition:Definition:

n.n. The strength to The strength to not get tired not get tired

quicklyquickly

terrifiedterrified

terrifiedterrifiedSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Marcus was Marcus was terrifiedterrified when he when he

saw the rattlesnake saw the rattlesnake on the path.on the path.

terrifiedterrifiedDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Very Very frightened; filled frightened; filled

with overpowering with overpowering fearfear

unsureunsure

unsureunsureSample Sentence:Sample Sentence:

Due to the cold Due to the cold weather, we were weather, we were

unsureunsure about going about going on the picnic.on the picnic.

unsureunsureDefinition:Definition:

adj.adj. Not certain; Not certain; having doubtshaving doubts