03/31/2025

 Dear Parents,

Today in class we did the following:

□ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20_ □ 2. Read Satchel Paige □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 3, defs x 1, 5 sentences using a vocabulary word

1) exhilarating: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation

2) fastening: something that fastens

3) recklessness: marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences

4) pinnacle: an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress

5) periodical: published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers

6) mention: the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner

7) videotape: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape

8) wrongdoing: evil or improper behavior or action

9) suspects: regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion

10) cycle: an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed

11) pickles: a brine or vinegar solution in which foods are preserved

12) exhausted: depleted of energy: extremely tired

13) champion: a winner of first prize or first place in competition

14) taunted: to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner: jeer at

15) opponents: one that takes an opposite position (as in a debate, contest, or conflict)

16) nickname: a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing

17) polish: to smooth, soften, or refine in manners or condition

18) squint: looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)

19) paycheck: a check in payment of wages or salary

20) duo: two