Vocabulary Packet #8Word Stories

panic• sudden and

unreasonable fear

• sunn

• Part of speech• verb

flashy• colorful and stands out

• Part of speech• adjective

gargantuan• huge

• Part of speech• adjective

china• fine pottery used to

make dishes

• Part of speech• noun-thing

pineapple• fruit that looks like a

pinecone

• Part of speech• noun-thing

vandalism• the destruction of

valued things

• Part of speech• noun• verb- vandalize,

vandalizing

popcorn• made by heating corn

kernels

• Part of speech• noun-thing

jeep• a powerful car with

four-wheel drive

• Part of speech• noun-thing

funny bone• the place where a

nerve passes your bended elbow

• Part of speech• noun-thing

eavesdrop• listening to someone

else’s conversation

• Part of speech• verb