V.I.P. Week 4

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trendy

lenient

famished

ninny

trespass

spouse

strenuous

chaos

woo

culprit

knick-knack

“down the drain”

trendy

trendy (adj.): in style with the latest fashion

Suzanne told her mom that she needed some trendy new clothes for the beginning of the school year.

lenient

lenient (adj.): not strict; gentle or mild

Some parents are very strict, while others are a bit more lenient and will let their kids bend the rules.

famished

famished (adj.): extremely hungry

After skipping breakfast, Sarah was famished by the time lunchtime came.

ninny

ninny (n.): a foolish person

“Stop being such a ninny and act like a teenager,” Doug told his friend when he cried after he lost his favorite pencil.

trespass

trespass (v.): to go onto somebody’s property without permission

When the boys got caught trespassing on the farmer’s lake, they were given a warning and were told to leave immediately.

spouse

spouse (n.): a husband or wife

When the young couple got married, they started to introduce each other as “my spouse.”

strenuous

strenuous (adj.): demanding great energy or effort

Jennifer thought that running the mile was the most strenuous activity that she had done in a long time.

chaos

chaos (n.) complete confusion and disorder

When New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, the city was in a state of chaos.

woo

woo (v.): to try to gain the affection of

Austin tried to woo all of the girls in his homeroom by wearing his new cologne.

culprits

culprit (n.) a person guilty of a crime or fault

After the students hid the teacher’s grade book, the teacher questioned each of them, trying to determine who the culprits were.

knick-knack

knick-knack: (n.): a small object that is used more for decoration than for a purpose

Most teachers have several knick-knacks on their desks, many of them given to them by former students.

“down the drain” (idiom) lost forever; wasted

“There goes $100 down the drain,” said Dawn when her iPod shuffle was run over by her dad after she dropped it in the driveway.

“down the drain”