Thursday, May 28, 2015

Vocabulary Enricher - Pictures of Hollis Woods

My job was to look for significant, puzzling or unfamiliar words in my reading.


Page and Paragraph
Word
Definition
Sentence
Pg. 110 Paragraph 2
Ecstatic
Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness
The teacher was ecstatic today
Pg. 117 Paragraph  2
Streaking
Long, thin lines of a different color from their surroundings
The streaking colors of the rainbow impressed the people
Pg. 118 Paragraph 1
Pewter
A shade of bluish or silver grey
The pewter sky made it impossible to enjoy the outdoors
Pg. 121 Paragraph 1
Deceptive
Misleading or giving an impression unlike the true one
He was being deceptive when his enemies were around
Pg. 124 Paragraph 4
Incorrigible
Not able to be changed or reformed
My grandma was incorrigible, she sticks to the ways of her generation
Pg. 128 Paragraph 3
Staggering
Walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall
The deer was staggering because of the bullet in its side
Pg. 139 Paragraph 4
Pattered
Make a repeated light tapping sound
The rain pattered against the window pane

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