3. Definition: Shut away, a loner
Example Sentence: The librarian was a recluse
who wanted to be by himself all the time.
Are you a recluse? Why or why not?
4. Definition: Exhausting, tiring
Example Sentence: After a grueling day, I fell
asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
Can people tell when you’ve had a grueling
day? Are you good at hiding it?
5. Definition: Thoughtful preparation for the
future
Example Sentence: The family had the foresight
to move away from the beach a week before
the hurricane came.
I had the foresight to prepare for _____ by
__________________
6. Definition: To take the entire attention of;
Example: If I’m engrossed in a good book, I
might not hear what you’re saying.
What is a something that you love to do that
engrosses you?
7. Definition: To make bright, to lighten up
Example Sentence: We can illuminate our
house by turning on the lights.
What is a place that you would expect to be
illuminated?
8. Definition: To mislead or fake someone out
Example Sentence: I had to convince my
doctors that I was in pain and that I wasn’t
bluffing.
Are you good at bluffing? Why or why not?
9. Definition: Gaining force and speed
Example Sentence: As the boy ran, he picked
up so much momentum that it was hard for
him to slow down.
What is a moving object that gains
momentum?
10. Definition: Showing great care for details
Example Sentence: The lady planned her
wedding so meticulously that she planned
every song for the entire day.
Are you meticulous? Why or why not?
11. Definition: Something that suggests that
something bad will happen soon
Example: A dark cloud before a thunderstorm
is ominous.
When you watch tv, what are some examples
of ominous?
12. Definition: Depressed, gloomy
Example: The somber woman cried
uncontrollably at the funeral.
Where would you expect people to act
somberly?
13. 1. Are you a recluse? Why or 6. Are you good at bluffing?
why not? Why or why not?
2. Can people tell when you’ve 7. What is a moving object that
had a grueling day? Are you gains momentum?
good at hiding it?
8. Are you meticulous? Why
3. I had the foresight to or why not?
prepare for _____ by
9. When you watch tv, what
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are some examples of
4. What is a something that ominous?
you love to do that engrosses
10. Where would you expect
you?
people to act somberly?
5. What is a place that you
would expect to be
illuminated?