Monday, April 18, 2016

Week 33-34 Vocabulary and Spelling Words

*Learn to spell and define these words.
*Vocabulary Test on Monday (April 25) and Spelling Test on Thursday (April 28)
*Words are from The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Ch. 3-6

1. pursed—shrunk into folds or wrinkles; puckered
She pursed her lips. (p. 34)
2. sarcasm—a sneering or cutting remark
His tiny brain was probably trying to detect sarcasm in my statement. (p. 36)
3. lumber—to move clumsily or heavily
Watching him lumber back toward the apartment building… (p. 36)
4. vivid—clearly seen; full of life; bright
          That night I had a vivid dream. (p. 41)
5. bellow—to roar with a hollow, loud animal cry
…I heard a distant bellow, an angry, tortured sound… (p. 42)
6. cloven—split or divided
          There were cloven hooves. (p. 43)
7. bulging—swelling or sticking out
bulging biceps and triceps and a bunch of other ‘ceps… (p. 50)
8. coarse—rough-feeling; not soft
Coarse brown hair started at about his belly… (p. 50)
9. newfound—discovered
Newfound strength burned in my limbs… (p. 53)
10. recoiled—drew back in alarm or horror

I recoiled at the taste, because I was expecting apple juice. (p. 60)

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