VOCABULARY
Page 1: Incandescent adjective
: white or glowing because of great heat
: producing bright light when heated
: very impressive, successful, or intelligent
Page 9: Dilapidated adjective
: in very bad condition because of age or lack of care
Page 9: Contemptuously adjective
: feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval
Page15: Quaint adjective
: having an old-fashioned or unusual quality or appearance that is usually attractive or appealing
Page 22: Benediction noun
: a prayer that asks for God's blessing
Page 33: Coyly adverb
: having a shy or sweetly innocent quality that is often intended to be attractive or to get attention
: not telling or revealing all the information that could be revealed
Page 36: Facade noun
: the front of a building
: a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation
Page 48: Stoic noun
: a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion
Page 69: Macabre adjective
: involving death or violence in a way that is strange, frightening, or unpleasant
Page 101: Surreptitiously adjective
: done in a secret way
Page 125: Benevolent adjective
: kind and generous
: organized to do good things for other people
Page 147: Egregiously adjective
: very bad and easily noticed
Page 189: Palpable adjective
: obvious and noticeable
Page 202: Sordid adjective
: very bad or dishonest
: very dirty
Page 219: Rhapsodize intransitive verb
: to praise or describe something or someone with a lot of enthusiasm and emotion
Page 242: Esoteric adjective
: only taught to or understood by members of a special group : hard to understand
: limited to a small number of people
Page 249: Bourgeois adjective
: relating to or belonging to the middle class of society
: having qualities or values associated with the middle class
: too concerned about wealth, possessions, and respectable behavior
Page 260: Gyrating adjective
: winding or coiled around
Page 262: Hokum noun
: foolish or untrue words or ideas
: writing, music, etc., that is too dramatic or sentimental and not very original
Page 269: Melee noun
: a confused struggle or fight involving many people
Page 272: Moxie noun
: the ability to be active
: courage or determination
Page 277: Eradicate transitive verb
: to remove (something) completely
: to eliminate or destroy (something harmful)
Page 284: Sanctimonious adjective
: pretending to be morally better than other people
Page 313: Jovial adjective
: full of happiness and joy
Page 372: Reverberating verb
: to continue in a series of quickly repeated sounds that bounce off a surface (such as a wall)
: to become filled with a sound
Page 380: Ritziest adjective
: very fashionable and expensive often in a showy way
Page 415: Pastiche noun
: something (such as a piece of writing, music, etc.) that imitates the style of someone or something else
: a piece of writing, music, etc., that is made up of selections from different works
: a mixture of different things
Page 443: Vehemently adjective
: showing strong and often angry feelings
: very emotional
Page 63: Futile adjective
: having no result or effect
: pointless or useless
Page 538: Cacophony noun
: unpleasant loud sounds
ENGAGING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES
WORD WALL- Students will be assigned into vocabulary groups. As students read, they will make a list of words they do not know, find intriguing, or sound interesting. Each Monday, after reading the previous weeks required reading, students will get into their assigned groups and share the different words they wrote down. Each group will then be required to select one of the words, and on a blank page of computer paper, define and draw an illustration of the word. Each group will share their word, and every other group will have to use that word in a sentence. Then, each illustration will be posted and displayed on the "Word Wall".
VOCABULARY TREE- Put students into partners and assign each pair a different word. Hand out the "Vocabulary Tree" template (found on "Hand-Outs" page) and have students work together to define the word. Then students will need to determine the root of that vocabulary word and then define that root. Students will then need to brain-storm other words that use that root. Those words will then need to be defined and used in a sentence.
: white or glowing because of great heat
: producing bright light when heated
: very impressive, successful, or intelligent
Page 9: Dilapidated adjective
: in very bad condition because of age or lack of care
Page 9: Contemptuously adjective
: feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval
Page15: Quaint adjective
: having an old-fashioned or unusual quality or appearance that is usually attractive or appealing
Page 22: Benediction noun
: a prayer that asks for God's blessing
Page 33: Coyly adverb
: having a shy or sweetly innocent quality that is often intended to be attractive or to get attention
: not telling or revealing all the information that could be revealed
Page 36: Facade noun
: the front of a building
: a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation
Page 48: Stoic noun
: a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion
Page 69: Macabre adjective
: involving death or violence in a way that is strange, frightening, or unpleasant
Page 101: Surreptitiously adjective
: done in a secret way
Page 125: Benevolent adjective
: kind and generous
: organized to do good things for other people
Page 147: Egregiously adjective
: very bad and easily noticed
Page 189: Palpable adjective
: obvious and noticeable
Page 202: Sordid adjective
: very bad or dishonest
: very dirty
Page 219: Rhapsodize intransitive verb
: to praise or describe something or someone with a lot of enthusiasm and emotion
Page 242: Esoteric adjective
: only taught to or understood by members of a special group : hard to understand
: limited to a small number of people
Page 249: Bourgeois adjective
: relating to or belonging to the middle class of society
: having qualities or values associated with the middle class
: too concerned about wealth, possessions, and respectable behavior
Page 260: Gyrating adjective
: winding or coiled around
Page 262: Hokum noun
: foolish or untrue words or ideas
: writing, music, etc., that is too dramatic or sentimental and not very original
Page 269: Melee noun
: a confused struggle or fight involving many people
Page 272: Moxie noun
: the ability to be active
: courage or determination
Page 277: Eradicate transitive verb
: to remove (something) completely
: to eliminate or destroy (something harmful)
Page 284: Sanctimonious adjective
: pretending to be morally better than other people
Page 313: Jovial adjective
: full of happiness and joy
Page 372: Reverberating verb
: to continue in a series of quickly repeated sounds that bounce off a surface (such as a wall)
: to become filled with a sound
Page 380: Ritziest adjective
: very fashionable and expensive often in a showy way
Page 415: Pastiche noun
: something (such as a piece of writing, music, etc.) that imitates the style of someone or something else
: a piece of writing, music, etc., that is made up of selections from different works
: a mixture of different things
Page 443: Vehemently adjective
: showing strong and often angry feelings
: very emotional
Page 63: Futile adjective
: having no result or effect
: pointless or useless
Page 538: Cacophony noun
: unpleasant loud sounds
ENGAGING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES
WORD WALL- Students will be assigned into vocabulary groups. As students read, they will make a list of words they do not know, find intriguing, or sound interesting. Each Monday, after reading the previous weeks required reading, students will get into their assigned groups and share the different words they wrote down. Each group will then be required to select one of the words, and on a blank page of computer paper, define and draw an illustration of the word. Each group will share their word, and every other group will have to use that word in a sentence. Then, each illustration will be posted and displayed on the "Word Wall".
VOCABULARY TREE- Put students into partners and assign each pair a different word. Hand out the "Vocabulary Tree" template (found on "Hand-Outs" page) and have students work together to define the word. Then students will need to determine the root of that vocabulary word and then define that root. Students will then need to brain-storm other words that use that root. Those words will then need to be defined and used in a sentence.