Vocabulary

Dear Mrs. LaRue

Obedience-behaving properly and respectfully as asked

Obedience is doing what you are told when you are told to do it.

Obedience is expected of all students during assemblies.

When is obedience needed to keep you safe?

Risks- chances of harm or loss; dangers

If you take risks, you face possible danger.

Many extreme sports involve risks.

Describe a job where a person must take risks.

Appreciated- understood the value of something

If you appreciated something, you valued it.

I appreciated the chance to attend the concert.

What have you appreciated?

Desperate-reckless because of having no hope

Someone who is desperate will do just about anything to help or change a situation.

I was so desperate for advice, I even asked my sister.

What is the difference between being worried and being desperate?

Bluffing-fooling people by pretending

Someone who is bluffing is pretending to be or have something other than what is true.

Bluffing would be easy, but instead I will tell the truth.

What is a synonym for bluffing?

If I get called on, I will not

bluff, I will say I do not know

the answer.

Endured-put up with

Things that are endured are put up with.

Dad endured reading me the same bedtime story when I was little because he knew it was my favorite.

What is an antonym for endured?

Misunderstood- understood someone or something incorrectly

If something is misunderstood, it is not correctly known.

I misunderstood the task, so I did extra work.

Describe a time you misunderstood directions.

Great job Joe! You wrote a book when you only needed to write a paragraph.

Neglected-gave little care or attention to

When you neglected something, you forgot or failed to do it.

I neglected to give mom the phone message.

What are some reasons why homework might be neglected?

Phone

Message