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Vocabulary Words 1-10
10 Daily Dose Words – quiz on Friday 8/30 UNKEMPT: (un KEMPT) adjective: not groomed, not neat or tidy WINSOME: (WIN sum) adjective: charming, causing joy MORTIFY: (mor ti FIE) verb: to embarrass greatly ABSCOND: (ab SKOND) verb: to run away secretly and hide DERIDE: (dee RIDE) verb: to mock, ridicule, make fun of DERIDE: (dee RIDE) verb: to mock, ridicule, make fun of GAWKY: (GAW ke) adjective: awkward, clumsy INTERROGATE: (in TARE uh gate) verb: to question BLEMISH: (BLIM ish) noun: a noticeable imperfection AMBUSH: (AM bush) verb: to hide and then attack BEDLAM: (BED lem) noun: a scene of uproar and noisy confusion Vocab Words 11-20 Vocab Words 11-20 1)ALOOF: (a LOOF) adjective: distant or not friendly 2)WAYWARD: (WAY word) adjective: reckless, disobedient 3)HUMDRUM: (HUM drum) adjective: lacking excitement; boring 4) DORMANT: (DOOR mant) adjective: not active, sleeping 5)OUTWIT: (out WIT) verb: to be more clever than someone else; to outsmart 6) BLOAT: (BLOWT) verb: to swell or puff up 7)DISGRUNTLED: (dis GRUNT uhld) adjective: unhappy; dissatisfied 8)SOMBERLY: (SOM bur lee) adverb: in a depressed manner 9)CONDEMN: (cun DIM) verb: to strongly disapprove of 10)PONDER: (POND ur) verb: to think about something carefully |
HOMEWORK
10/21-26
Here are the things we will be doing this week: Monday: Introduce Prompt for essay, and read analyze model essay. Tuesday: Look over rubric and begin to gather evidence for the essay. Wednesday - Friday - We will be preparing to write the final essay for the book. The prompt is on page 115 in the journal. "How do individuals survive challenging environments in A Long Walk to Water? I will be here Thursday until 3:30 for tutoring in Room f 223. Please feel free to email me with any concerns. cottenlm@scsk12.org Reading schedule for novel - starts 10/28 Lyddie Reading Calendar Due Date Chapters 10/29 1-2 10/30 3-4 10/31 5-7 11/1 8 11/4 9-10 11/5 11 11/6 12-13 11/7 14 11/8 15-16Vocabulary Words 21-30 Quiz on 11/6 /19 21. JUBILANT: (JOO buh luhnt) adjective: very happy and delighted 22. LIVID: (LIV id) adjective: very angry 23. ENCUMBER: (in COME bur) verb: to weigh down, burden 24. ERRONEOUS: (ear ROAN e us) adjective: containing an error 25. CANTANKEROUS: (con TANK er us) adjective: hard to get along with; ornery 26. DEJECTED: (dee JECT ed) adjective: low in spirits, feeling sad 27. LUDICROUS: (LEWD uh cris) adjective: comically ridiculous 28. TIMID: (TIM id) adjective: shy 29. LIONIZE: (LION ize) verb: to treat as a celebrity 30. BAMBOOZLE: (bam BEW zul) verb: to deceive by trickery |
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