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Week 11 Vocab Definitions – What Jo Did
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basketball (n.): a game played
by two teams
of five players who score points
by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring |
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whopping (adj.): very large, impressive |
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3 |
height (n.): a measurement of how tall
a person or thing is |
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backboard (n.): the board behind
the basket or another object |
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dribble (v.): to move a ball by bouncing it |
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nervously (adv.): showing feelings of being worried
and afraid about
what might happen |
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puzzled (adj.):
showing confusion because something is difficult to understand |
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embarrassment (n.): the feeling of being foolish in front of others |
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encourage (v.): to make someone
feel more confident or hopeful |
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10 |
demonstrate (v.): to show examples of it by doing it |
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dunk (v.): to jump high
in the air
and push the
ball down through the basketball net |
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disgust (n.): a strong feeling
of dislike for something that has a very unpleasant appearance, taste, or smell |
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13 |
congratulate (v.): to tell someone that you are
happy because of his or her
success or good luck |
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14 |
apologize (v.): to tell someone
that you are sorry for having done something
wrong |
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15 |
nickname (n.): a name that is different from your real name but is what your
family or friends call you |
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receive (v.) : to get something from another person |
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block (v.) : to stop others from doing something like scoring points or hitting |
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amaze (v.) : to feel impressed or in awe of someone or an action |
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19 |
arc (v.) : to move in a curved way |
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20 |
defense (n.) : the people responsible for protecting their group or team from
losing or getting hurt |
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21 |
slam (v.) : to throw the ball or hit with a lot of force |
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22 |
jam (v.) : to squeeze or pack in tightly; can be similar to slam |
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pay attention (phr.): to focus or concentrate on something |
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24 |
curious
(adj.) :
to want to know more about someone or something |
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half-court (n.) : the line that divides the middle of a basketball
court |
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straight (adj.)
: not
curved or bent |
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impossible (adj.)
:
something that has zero chance of happening |
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froze (v.) :
to stop
moving; past tense of freeze |
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29 |
high-five
(v.): to
use your hand to make contact with other person’s hand in a clap like motion
to congratulate them |
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whisper (v.)
: to say
something very quietly |
