Vocabulary Lesson 8 Write your threecolumn notes in the vocabulary section of your spiral Agitate Feeling really bothered or worried about something Theres no point in letting him agitate ID: 479089
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Pre-AP Vocabulary
Vocabulary Lesson 8
Write your three-column notes in the vocabulary section of your spiral. Slide2
Agitate
Feeling really bothered or worried about something
There’s no point in letting him
agitate you! Just ignore him!He keeps agitating me by picking on me! Slide3
Flustered
To feel really stressed out
because of everything you have to get doneOMG! I am so flustered rightnow because I have way too m
uch going on at the same time! Aaaghh!!!Slide4
Pique
To create interest or curiosity about something
Reading the book
The Maze Runner really piqued my interest in how writers use their imaginations to create stories. Slide5
Proximity
When things are close together
These houses are in very
close proximity to each other. Look how close together they are. It looks crowded to me. Slide6
Badger (not the animal!)
to not give up when annoying someone by constantly asking questions.
She keeps on asking me if I
like that boy! She won’t stop badgering me about it and it’s really annoying now!Slide7
Distraught
Way beyond sad… Really, really upset about something.
My baby sister became
distraught
when she missed her nap time.Slide8
Harass
To bother repeatedly over a long period of time
The girl
harassed me during my five-hour flight by repeatedly kicking the back of the seat. Slide9
Tedious
This word describes something that is boring and difficult and that also takes a lot of focus
Threading this needle is
so tedious! It’s driving me crazy because I can’t get itto work! Aaaghhh!!Slide10
Verge
To be “on the edge” or “about to do”
I’m on the
verge of breaking up with her. I’m on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.I’m on the verge of tears. They’re on the verge of having a fight. Slide11
Perturbed
Mr. Smiley Face seems perturbed about
Something. I wonder why
he looks so worried!To be bothered or worried about somethingSlide12
Prostrate
To lay back, like laying out on a chair or a bed
He was so exhausted he just had to rest in the chair in a
prostrate position, feet propped up and head relaxed.