Vocabulary
description
Transcript of Vocabulary
![Page 1: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
VOCABULARYPoetry Collections 5 and 7 and Comparing Poetry and ProseGrade 8
![Page 2: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
SIDLING (V.) • Definition:• Moving sideways in a sly manner (p. 700).
• Example Sentence• Sue jumped when I came sidling up to surprise them.
![Page 3: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
ACQUIRE (V.)• Definition:• Get, obtain
• Example Sentence:• Nigel tried to acquire a Texas accent when he lived in Waco.
![Page 4: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
RITUALS (N.)• Definition:Practice done at regular times (p. 705).
• Example Sentences:• A July 4th barbeque is a holiday ritual.
![Page 5: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
RESURGENCE (N.)• Definition:• Reappearance, revival
• Example Sentence:• Interest in solar power has seen a resurgence.
![Page 6: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
LEGACY (N.);• Definition:• Something physical or spiritual handed down from an ancestor
• Example Sentence:• Norman’s legacy will be the number of lives he touched.
![Page 7: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
AROMAS (N.)• Definition:• Smells
• Example Sentence:• Some aromas, like the smell of freshly cut grass and warm cinnamon
bread, remind me of home.
![Page 8: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
SUPPLE (ADJ.)• Definition:• Yielding; soft
• Example Sentence:• The baby’s skin was soft and supple.
![Page 9: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
BECKONING (ADJ.)• Definition:• Calling; summoning
• Example Sentence:• I could not resist Hawaii’s beckoning breezes.
![Page 10: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
SHACKLES (N.)• Definition:• Metal bonds used to restrain prisoners
• Example Sentence:• The defendant’s ankles were bound together by shackles.
![Page 11: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
INGRATITUDE (N.)• Definition:• Lack of thankfulness or appreciation
• Example Sentence:• Your ingratitude makes me want to take back my gift.
![Page 12: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
POLLEN (N.)• Definition:• Powdery grains on seed plants that aid in reproduction
• Example Sentence:• Insects and wind carry pollen from flower to flower.
![Page 13: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
RECEDE (V.)• Definition:• Move away
• Example Sentence:• As the clouds began to recede, the sky brightened.
![Page 14: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
INEXPRESSIVE (ADJ.)• Definition:• Not able to be described
• Example Sentence:• Words were not enough to capture his feelings of inexpressive joy.
![Page 15: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
REMOTE (ADJ.)• Definition: • Aloof; cold; distant
• Example Sentence:• He was once warm and friendly, but lately has grown remote.
![Page 16: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
WEARISOME (ADJ.)• Definition:• Tiresome
• Example Sentence:• His complaining had grown wearisome and we eventually stopped
working with him.
![Page 17: Vocabulary](https://reader035.fdocuments.net/reader035/viewer/2022062410/568163be550346895dd4dd98/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
EXTINGUISHED (V.)• Definition: • Put out; ended
• Example Sentence:• When he injured his knee, he saw his dream career extinguished,