Lunch Money Vocabulary Practice

Lunch Money Vocabulary Practice

Feature

• Verb• To give special attention to

• The concert will feature a flute solo.

Record

• Noun• The highest or lowest measurement known, as

in sports events or weather readings

• Takeru Kobayashi set a world record at the Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Mental

• Adjective• Occurring in or done in the mind

• We can do our basic multiplication facts as easy mental math.

Launch

• Noun• The act of starting or setting into action

• It was very exciting to attend the launch of the Space Shuttle.

Incredible

• Adjective• Extraordinary; so amazing that it is hard to

believe

• The incredible performance of the acrobats had the entire audience stunned!

Thumb

• Verb• To scan a text by turning pages

• After thumbing through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the boy knew it was a book that he would be interested in!

Episode

• Noun• An incident that forms a distinct part of a story; a

part in a series

• My favorite I Love Lucy episode is the one where Lucy is a spokesperson for the Vitametavegamin Company.

Develop

• Verb• To grow and/or expand into something

• When Disney World decided to expand they developed Animal Kingdom.

Villain

• Noun• A wicked, evil, and/or very bad person

• Ursula, Maleficent, and Jafar are all examples of evil Disney Villains that terrorize the other Disney characters.

Illustration

• Noun• Some sort of drawing, picture, or artwork used to

convey a thought or idea

• The child developed an illustration that conveyed a beautiful interpretation of a rainbow.

Goal

• Noun• The result or achievement towards which

effort is directed; directed aim

• The student studied hard to reach his goal of earning an A+.

Collection

• Noun• A group of objects or materials that have been

collected and are in one location

• From books to movies and more, my sister has a collection of many Harry Potter items!

Expensive

• Adjective• High priced and costly

• The sports car was beautiful, but it was way too expensive for us!

Crease

• Noun• A ridge or groove produced in something by

folding, heat, pressure, etc

• My dress shirt had to be ironed because it had creases in it.

Recycle

• Verb• To treat or process used or waste materials so as to

make suitable for reuse

• Mrs. Van Dyke recycles her soda cans after she is finished with them.

Doodle

• Noun• A quick drawing or scribble art

• There are many doodles in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series.