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Welcome to Decent Exposure, Middle School Volume II
wary: Slide 2recollect: Slide 3ingenious: Slide 4shrewd: Slide 5listless: Slide 6wane: Slide 7deluge: Slide 8belittle: Slide 9agony: Slide 10wrath: Slide 11grandeur: Slide 12appalling: Slide 13cordial: Slide 14grisly: Slide 15illustrious: Slide 16grotesque: Slide 17saunter: Slide 18tempest: Slide 19prodigy: Slide 20junction: Slide 21massacre: Slide 22
ailment: Slide 23laceration: Slide 24havoc: Slide 25
Wary: careful and suspicioussynonyms: leery, cautiousantonyms: impulsive, careless, heedless, unwary,
forms: Noun: wariness Verb: OO Adjective: wary Adverb: warilyrelated words: beware, warn
wary,
reluctant.
Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
Her eyes were
warily,
expecting more of
Stephenie Meyer, New Moon
I watched his reaction
the fury that I had seen at his house.
wary
Robert Cormier, I am the Cheese
again, on guard, and mistrustful.He was
wary, and dangerous.John Steinbeck, The Pearl
cautious, and
Some animal thing was moving in him so that he was
Any form of the word wary will appear once in every 603 pages of text.
recollect remembersynonyms: recallantonyms: forget
forms: Noun: recollection, recollections Verb: recollect, recollects, recollected,recollecting
Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00related words: collect recollections.
Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
She would invoke the past, recall old recollected
law practice.Robert Penn Warren, All the King’s Men
how he had done quite well in his Then I recollections of her face
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
and person are correct.
She was pretty, too, if my
recollection flashed into his mind.Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Idiot
A painful
Any form of the word recollect will appear once in every 140 pages of text.
Ingenious: brilliantsynonyms: inventiveantonyms: dull, ignorant
forms: Noun: ingenuity, ingeniousness Verb: OO Adjective: ingenious Adverb: ingeniouslyrelated words: genious
Ingenious,
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Chamber of Secrets
of getting along without magic.
really,l how many ways Muggles have found
ingenious devices for
JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
troubled the world, especially the
The invented some of the machines that have since
killing large numbers of people at once.
ingenious
Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
method of ridding the house of roaches– cracker crumbs and marshmallows.
I thought about explaining to her my mother’s ingenious
Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letterthan bold.
The method of theft was not less
Any form of the word ingenious will appear once in every 265 pages of text.
Shrewd: having a sharp mind, able to see into people’s motivations, being able to make carefuland thoughtful decisions in one’s own interests,not likely to be fooledsynonyms: keen, astute, sharp, perceptive,calculatingantonyms: foolish, gullible, naïve, obtuse, denseForms: Noun: shrewdness Verb: 00 Adjective: shrewd Adverb: shrewdly
shrewd My boys are young, but they are very
Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
eyes
suddenly sharper.
“Hold on, Wanda,” Jeb said, his
Stephenie Meyer, The Host
shrewd. his eyes clear and
I glanced at him saw him looking at me with utter focus,
Jodi Piccault, Change of Heart
shrewd
eye.
“Now Max,” said Nix, peering at him with a
Henry H. Neff, The Fiend and the Forge
Any form of the word shrewd will appear once in every 326 pages of text.
Listless: having no energysynonyms: enervated, washed out, lazyantonyms: energetic, alert, livelyForms: Noun: listlessness Verb: 00 Adjective: listless Adverb: listlessly
listless and distracted.
You smell like cigarettes when you come home, you’re
Sarah Dessen, Someone Like You
listlessly.
The muddy waters in the after-the-flood churned
Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima
listless body and
carried her away from the goddess.
Luke gathered up Annabeth’s
Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse
listlessly.“I don’t feel up to it,” said Dorian,
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Any form of the word listless will appear once in every 1,990 pages of text.
Wane: fade out; become lesssynonyms: diminish, weaken, wither, recedeantonyms: intensify, grow, waxForms: Noun: 00 Verb: wane, wanes, waning waned Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
waning gray light.
It was dusk, and there were only a few minutes in the
Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle
waning light, Julie’s features took on a In the
pale glow.Nicholas Sparks, Guardian
waned now and then, for mostadmit my attention
Allie was unable to recognize me at any time, and I
Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
of my thoughts were of that day we had just met.
waned away.feeling between us had
Fewer tears had been shed because the intensity of
Nicholas Sparks, Dear John
Any form of the word wane will appear once in every 886 pages of text.
Deluge: flood Forms: Noun: deluge Verb: 00
Synonym: inundation Adjective: deluged (by)Antonym: drought Adverb: 00
deluge The continues as if the Gamemakers are
intent on washing us all away. Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
deluge of saliva in my mouth.behind my eyes and a
The mere thought of the word provoked a shot of pain
Yann Martel, Life of Pi
deluge of memories of the night, and I feltwith it a
The sound of his voice, serious and husky, brought
Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn
a blush color my face and neck.
deluges
of mud.
In autumn, on the other hand, we have
Albert Camus, The Plague
Any form of the word deluge will appear once in every 1,018 pages of text.
Belittle: make someone feel small and worthlesssynonyms: berate, insult, discourageantonyms: flatter, boost, fawn over, compliment, praise, encourageForms: Noun: 00 Verb: belittle, belittles, belittling, belittled Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
belittlingsighs that could be so
steely narrowing of her eyes, the heavy, enunciated
You just knew, by the expression of her face, by the
Sara Dessen, Just Listen
You just knew, by the expression of her face, by the
that words, any words,
seemed preferable to him.
belittled his freckles and jacket, when she
She had known all along, when she criticized the mink
Amy Tan, The Joy-Luck Club
complained about his drinking habits.
belittled
their partners.
Others were so full of themselves that they
Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
belittle the place where they were born.People often
Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Any form of the word belittle will appear once in every 4,482 pages of text.
Agony: severe, prolonged painForms: Noun: agony, agonies Verb: agonize, agonizes, agonized
agonizing Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
agony.a yell of pain and a scream of
Everybody in the game knew the difference between
Darren Shan, A Vampire’s Assistant
agony, and sweat streamed
down his face.
His face contracted in
S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
agony.He groaned and twisted in
David Almond, Skelleg
agony of pain was more than I could bear.The
Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima
Any form of the word agony will appear once in every 193 pages of text.
Wrath: angersynonyms: rage, fury
Forms: Noun: wrath Verb: 00 Adjective: wrathful Adverb: wrathfully
wrath yourself.Do it, or feel my
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Deathly Hollows
wrath.
wrath of the dragons yet again?
If you were to try, would that not yet again incur the
James A. Owen, Here There Be Dragonswrath.
She stood shivering beneath the torrent of her mother’s
Stephen Crane, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Any form of the word wrath will appear once in every 215 pages of text.
Gray Beaver’s
Jack London, White Fang
was terrible; likewise was
White Fang’s wrath.
Grandeur: great beauty and majesty, eithernatural or man-madesynonyms: ostentation, glory, magnificenceantonyms: simplicity, ordinarinessForms: Noun: grandeur Verb: 00 Adjective: grand Adverb: grandly
grandeur
of the great fish.
We watched in silence the beauty and
Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima
grandeur. aspirations of
How maddening it was to be born in a cotton field with
Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
grandeur-- and yet the littlest things make such a
My days are consumed by war--its awful scale and
Henry H. Neff, The Maelstromdifference.
grandeur. The great hall was a sight, stunning in its
James A. Owen, Here There Be Dragons
Any form of the word grandeur will appear once in every 502 pages of text.
Appalling: shocking, horrifyingsynonyms: mortifying, shameful, disgracefulantonyms: soothing, reassuring, gratifyingForms: Noun: 00 Verb: appall, appalls,
appalled, appalling Adjective: 00 Adverb: appallingly
appalling liar.And then you’re such an
Stephenie Meyer, The Host
appalled,
Axe.
completely shocked, and so wasHe was
Marcus Luttrell, Lone Survivor
appalled.I stared at him, confused and
Stephenie Meyer, New Moon
appalling
far below.
crash as they struck waterThere was an
Henry H. Neff, The Maelstrom
Any form of the word appall will appear once in every 531 pages of text.
Cordial: politesynonyms: courteous, friendly, warmantonyms: rude, boorish, uncouth, aloofForms: Noun: cordiality Verb: 00 Adjective: cordial Adverb: cordiallyOrigin: cord: heart
cordial our meeting will be anything less than
There is, of course, no reason at all to suppose that
Kazuo Ishiguro, Remains of the Day
cordial to everybody—
a sophisticated and ultimately false front.
He learned to be
David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedarscordial distance would be best.
I did not want any of that kind of trouble, and to keep a
Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace
cordial,
professional handling of this situation.
And thank you so much for your
Sarah Dessen, The Lullaby
Any form of the word cordial will appear once in every 280 pages of text.
The word grisly will appear once in every 3,296 pages of text.
Grisly: horrifyingly bloody,sickeningly violentsynonym: gruesome, macabreantonyms: pleasant, gentle, soft
grisly
that I couldn’t bear it.
The pictures in my head had turned so
The Host, Stephenie Meyer
grisly sights, the ward was peaceful.Despite such
The Maelstrom, Henry H. Neff
grisliest kind.
It was understandably a nightmare, a monster of the
The Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
grisly The murders--”I turned away from the
Kiss the Girls, James Patterson
TV coverage and I had to sigh out loud.
The word illustrious appears once in every in 427 pages of text.
Illustrious: famous and repected; highly accomplishedsynonym: reveredantonym: disgraced, lowly
Etymology: from lustr-, meaning light or shine
And here is our
Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Ultimatum
relative from Boston…illustrious
illustrious Your
J.D. Robb, Glory in Death
associate Morse is drooling down
my neck.
illustrious
I knew he was feeling that this was just more
The Ultimate Gift, Jim Stovall
father’s expectations?
time failed to live up to his illustrious
That was probably true, for my husband was of
Not Without My Daughter, Betty Mahmoody
implicit even in his name.
lineage in his homeland, a fact
The word grotesque will appear once in every 640 pages of text.
Grotesque: horribly abnormalsynonym: distortedantonym: normal, beautiful
Forms: Noun: 00 Verb: 00Adjective: grotesqueAdverb: grotesquely
Holes, Louis Sachar
face.No one even dared to look at his grotesque grotesque
The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom
shade, a fading blueberry.His skin was a grotesque
HP and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
face, his mouth saggingMalfoy made a
open and his eye rolling.
grotesque
The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks
now, and they throb during most of my waking hours.
My hands are misshapen and
Any form of the word saunter will appear once in every 1,004 pages of text.
Saunter: walk in a slow, casual, leisurely waysynonym: amble, strollantonym: march
Forms: Noun: OO Verb: saunter, saunters, sauntered sauntering Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll
by them, with his hands in his pockets.
At this moment the Unicorn sauntered saunter
Identical, Ellen Hopkins
up the stage steps.Totally guilt free, Isaunters
Inherit the Wind, Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence
on, chewing on an apple.HORNBECK
sauntered
Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
out to the car, mutteringCharlie
about impatience.
Any form of the word tempest will appear once in every 374 pages of text.
Tempest: storm
Forms: Noun: tempest, tempests Verb: 00 Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
tempest
Christopher Paolini, Brisingr
roared: a whirlwind ofIn his mind a
flashing blades and severed limbs .tempest
Dune, Frank Herbert
Paul took a deep breath, trying to still the
within him.
tempest’s
Eragon, Christopher Paolini
As they watched, the
wrath struck him like a hammer blow.
tempest
Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny
We were
as the poets say.
-tossed and storm-torn,
Any form of the word prodigy will appear once in every 474 pages of text.
Prodigy: a a child with extraordinary talent in a specific area, usuallythe arts, mathematics, science, or sports
Related to: produce, prodigious (fruitful, producing a great amount)
prodigy
Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
and a weapons master.
You were a mechanical prodigy
Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Piccault
must have been a child
Is that my cue to say something like, you
?prodigy,
The Joy-Luck Club, Amy Tan
And when I lost, I was filled with growing dread, and
then terror that I was no longer a
lost the gift and had turned into something ordinary.
that I had
A Living Nightmare, Darren Shan
remarkable child, a true
I said to myself, ‘Larten, there goes a most
prodigy.
Any form of the word junction will appear once in every 718 pages of text.
Junction: point of intersectionRelated words: juncture, conjunctionEtymology: junct, meaning joining
junction
and tail brush.
was shaded by a row of treesThe trial
Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried
junction He paused as a of two paths and
looked around for some sign of Fleur.
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Goblet of Fire
junction. marking a
The truck headed toward an intersection that had signs
James Patterson, The Angel Experimentjunction of the stairs.
feel the ache of true exhaustion in her legs and arms
She limped down the corridor--she was beginning to
Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
Massacre: an event in which multiple people are brutally murdered
near-synonym: slaughter
And Billy had seen the greatest massacre in human history, which was thebombing of Dresden.Kurt Vonnegut, Slaugherhouse-Five
Any form of the word massacre will appear once in 477 pages of text.
massacre And Billy had seen the greatest
in human history, which was the bombing of Dresden.Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
massacre. It was nothing less than aMarcus Lutrell, Lone Survivor
massacres, wars, executions.It explains any number of
Don Delillo, White Noise
massacre!” this
Janice shouted through her hands, “Someone stop
Chang-Rae Lee, Native Speaker
Ailment: sickness, disease, painSynonym: maladyForms: Noun: ailment, ailments Verb: ail, ails, ailed, ailing Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
Any form of the word ailment will appear once in 1,438 pages of text.
?Next, she offered: What herb cures all
Christopher Paolinni, Eldestailments. about their
The benches are always packed with people talking
Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes
ailments like measles or tenanus or TB.died of
Not surprisingly, they tended to shrug when patients
Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains
ailments
ailment
but it was unsightly, to say the least.
A benign cyst, it was not a life-threatening
Nicholas Sparks, Nights in Rodanthe
Any form of the word laceration will appear once in every 2,928 pages.
Laceration: cut in the skin; woundForms: Noun: laceration, lacerations Verb: lacerate, lacerates, lacerated, lacerating Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
lacerated knuckles.
There were three splotches of blood below the
keyhole from his
Stephen King, The Shining
laceration twice as deep as the others.jagged
The knife swerved as a result, leaving her with a long,
Chrisopher Paolini, Brisingr
lacerated kidney, and I’ll stillfractured skull, a
You suffered thirteen wounds, a broken shoulder, a
Henry H. Neff, The Maelstrom
wager that you recover within a week.
laceration was on your upper lip.The worst
Khalid Hosseini, Kite Runner
The word havoc will appear once in every 1,324 pages of text.
Havoc: a state of massive violence and confusionSynonym: mayhemAntonym: tranquility, peace, serenityExpression: to wreak (reek) havoc
havoc menace who lived to cause
Peeves was the school poltergeist, a grinning, airborne
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Chamber of Secrets
and distress.havoc, and then died somewhere overland on the Gulf.
The storms have always raged across Florida, wreaking
David Eggers, Zeitoun
havoc in the world.they were wreaking
The folk he’d made were evil, they’d gone all wrong,
David Almond, Clay
havoc.wreaking
Since they have moved into the open, they have been
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Half-Blood Prince