DEAR MR. HENSHAW

I can determine the meaning of and use key vocabulary words correctly.

DIARY (NOUN)

She goes home every night and writes in her diary.

DIARY (NOUN)

a daily record or journal

DISAPPOINTED (VERB)

The player was disappointed when his team lost the game.

DISAPPOINTED (VERB)

made unhappy by seeing one’s hope come to nothing

RIG (NOUN)

Their construction job was so large that they needed to rent a big rig.

RIG (NOUN)

a truck or tractor

PERSISTENT (ADJ.)

The puppy was persistent on finding his bone.

PERSISTENT (ADJ.)

refusing to give up or let go; to persevere

PROSE (NOUN)

The PROSE Awards annually recognize the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distinguished books.

PROSE (NOUN)

ordinary spoken or written language as opposed to verse or poetry

REJECTED (VERB)

Michael was rejected from Harvard, but got in to Ohio State University.

REJECTED (VERB)

turned down, did not accept

SNOOP (NOUN)

Some might say that Sherlock Holmes was a snoop.

SNOOP (NOUN)

someone who tries to found out about other people’s doings in a sneaky way

SPLENDID (ADJ.)

The cake was splendid!

SPLENDID (ADJ.)

excellent, wonderful

SUBMITTED (VERB)

J.K Rowling submitted her book to 12 different publishers before someone finally published it.

SUBMITTED (VERB)

offered one’s work to someone who might publish it

UNDERSTANDING (NOUN)

Billy had a good understanding of addition.

UNDERSTANDING (NOUN)

knowledge of something; being aware of why something is the way it is

MILDEW (NOUN)

For mildew, a dark, damp closet is paradise.

MILDEW (NOUN)

a kind of fungus that forms a white or grayish coating on damp walls

MIMEOGRAPHED (VERB)

The mimeographed school newspaper was distributed to the students only a few hours after the original was typed.

MIMEOGRAPHED (VERB)

duplicated using a machine that makes copies of material that is written, drawn or typed on a stencil

PINGING (VERB)

The ball made a pinging noise as it hit the paddle.

PINGING (VERB)

making a noise that sounds like the syllable ping

TUMBLEWEED (NOUN)

It is important to watch out for tumbleweeds while driving on windy days.

TUMBLEWEED (NOUN)

a weedy plant that, when it withers, breaks off from its roots and is rolled across the ground by the wind

FOREFINGERS (NOUN)

His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke.

FOREFINGERS (NOUN)

the two fingers next to the thumbs; index fingers

INTRICATE (ADJ.)

The wall had very intricate carvings.

INTRICATE (ADJ.)

having a complicated pattern