In class: Vocabulary preassessment
Review of the first 30 important words from the novel
Section One (Chapters 1-8):
1. Assuaged
2. Impudent
3. Repertoire
4. Vapid
5. Condescend
6. Entailment
7. Indigenous
8. Contemptuous
9. Diminutive
10. Discernable
11. Erratic
12. Gravely
13. Irked
14. Monosyllabic
15. Concession
16. Tranquility
17. Quell
18. Benevolence
19. Benign
20. Chameleon (adj.)
21. Gape
22. Inquisitive
23. Morbid
24. Placidly
25. Dismember
26. Ensuing
27. Malignant
28. palate
29. Vigil
30. Caricatures
Section Two- (Chapters 9-31)
31. Cordial
32. Perpetrated
33. Procured
34. Unfathomable
35. Donned
36. Doused
37. Indecisive
38. Furtive
39. Tentative
40. Inconspicuous
41. Commence
42. Decree
43. Livid
44. Passe'
45. Caste system
46. Devoid
47. Tactful
48. Begrudge
49. Dispel
50. Eccentric
51. Stifle
52. Succinct
53. Subpoena
54. Subtle
55. Ambidextrous
56. Congenital
57. Acquit
58. Perpetual
59. Candid
60. Indicted
Homework:Definition Diagram for each word:
Word: Assuaged
What it is: To lessen or calm (such as one's fears, guilt, etc...)
What it is like: Someone helping to calm someone...a coach, friend, parent
Example: A coach helping you through your fear of playing a sport
Nonexample: Coach yelling at a player
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