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altitude: Slide 2chasm: Slide 3miscreant: Slide 4proprietor: Slide 5waylay: Slide 6dismember: Slide 7pallet: Slide 8sentry: Slide 9recede: Slide 10plunder: Slide 11hew: Slide 12lament: Slide 13circuitous: Slide 14mirth: Slide 15fluster: Slide 16
wield: Slide 17prosperous: Slide 18nimble: Slide 19inquisitive: Slide 20flexible: Slide 21siege: Slide 22infuriate: Slide 23amble: Slide 24glower: Slide 25
Welcome to Decent Exposure, Middle School Volume III
Altitude: height, usually measured ingreat distances from sea level
altitude
Homer Hickham, October Sky
of five miles.
It had been designed to reach an altitude.
Henry H. Neff, The Maelstrom
The balloon was losing
altitude.
Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse
slowing down and dropping
As we got closer to Washington, Blackjack started altitude
Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore
sickness kept me from
the top.
Unfortunately,
Any form of the word altitude will appear once in every 937 pages of text.
Chasm: deep gapSynonyms: abyss, ravine, crevasse
chasm.
C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair
dark, narrow
She found herself to her horror sliding down into a
chasm.
Christopher Paolini , Eldest
whirling
A glorious rainbow emerged from the mist over the chasm.
Homer Hickham, October Sky
There was nothing beneath us but a dark chasm.
Rick Riordan, Sea of Monsters
It had a rope bridge across a
Any form of the word chasm will appear once in every 1,078 pages of text.
Miscreant- evildoer
miscreants
Henry H Neff, The Maelstrom
You tell those fidgeting that they will
stand in place all morning until it pleases me to
acknowledge them.
miscreant.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night
We have arrested the
miscreants
Henry H Neff, The Last Battle
are strengthened by their friends.
We must attack now, before yonder miscreant
lurked in them, presently to be
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
detected by the activities of the law?
What
Any form of miscreant will appear once in every 2,945 pages of text
Proprietor: owner of a business, usually a store, inn, or restaurant
Related words: property, proprietary
proprietor
W. William Winoker, The Perfect Game
of the bodega laid out an
assortment of peppers on the counter for Cesar
The
to make his selection.
proprietor,
Alexc Pate, Amistad
The Willow House is a fine inn, and Mr. Barsed, its
sets out an excellent meal for its guests.
proprietor
Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses
came over to take their order. Theproprietors
William P. Young, The Shack
had kindly offered them a
complimentary room, and as he moved a few of his
The
things into it his exhaustion began to get the better
of him.
Any form of the word proprietors will appear once in every 308 pages of text.
Waylay: to intercept someone by ambush and hold them against their will, usually for a criminal purposeForms: noun: 00 Verb: waylay, waylays, waylaying, waylaid
waylaid
Christopher Paolini, Eldest
him in an alley.
As Roran hurried from one chore to another, Katrinawaylaid
Alexc Pate, Amistad
They were not
state.
by pirates or enemies of
waylaid
Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
Just outside the double doors of the courtroom, he
was by the Houghtons.
waylaying,
Thief indeed! What of our claim for
wounding, and orc-dragging us through Rohan? Any form of the word waylay will appear once in every 3,728 pages of text.
Dismember: to take apart, usually referring to a human or animal
Synonym: disassembleAntonym: assembleForms: noun: dismemberment verb: dismember, dismembers dismembered, dismembering
dismembered,
Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart
As I approached the barn, I heard the most unholy
sounds– like cats being calves being
slaughtered.
dismembered
Yan Martel, Life of Pi
His butchered,
the boat.
body lay on the floor of dismemberment.
Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
It’s a violent
dismembered
James Patterson, The Angel Experiment
One of the hawks had a partially
gopher in its mouth.
Any form of the word dismember will appear once in every 8,347 pages of text.
Pallet: a small, low, portable platform,usually used for transporting items
pallet.
Christopher Paollini, Brisingr
She’s having difficulty balancing on the
pallet.
Alexs Pate, Amistad
Thompson’s gavel slammed down on the wooden
pallet.
James Bradley, Flags of our Fathers
Finally Lieutenant Pennel was loaded with some
other wounded boys onto a long
pallet.
Grace MacGowan Cooke, The Power and the Glory
The ailing woman turned restlessly on her
Any form of the word pallet will appear once in every 3,091 pages of text.
Sentry: soldier who guards an entrance
Synonym: sentinel
sentry
Mark Helprin, A Soldier in the Great War
at the gate and one on the ramparts. I want onesentry
Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
was standing, his back toward them, at The
the far end of the bridge.sentry.
Stephenie Meyer, The Host
He mostly slept in the van during the day and then sat
up at night, acting assentries.
Christopher Paolini, Eragon
The headed through the hills, avoiding the tops for
of being spotted by
Any form of the word sentry will appear once in every pages of text.
Recede: to move to a more distant point; to withdraw; to lessenSynonyms: retire, retreatAntonyms: intensify, aggress, approach
Forms: noun: recession verb: recede, recedes, receded, receding adjective: recessive adverb: 00
receding
John Steinbeck, The Pearl
He could smell the sharp odor of exposed kelp from
the tide.
receded
Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
Her mother’s voice, the feel of home,
for a moment, and her thoughts turned forward.
receded
Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters
Their voices down the corridor.
receded
Sara Dessen, Just Listen
Owen began to turn down the volume, and the static
above us us bit by bit.
Any form of the word recede will appear once in every 303 pages of text.
Plunder: raid and steal, esp. from a villageSynonyms: pillage, sack, ravageAntonyms: restore, rehabilitate
Forms: Noun: plunder Verb: plunder, plunders,plundered, plundering
Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
plunderer
Henry H. Neff, The Fiend and the Forge
of their fleets.
Others curse him as the
plundering.Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
He was arrested for
plundering
David Almond, Skellig
They’ll dream about vicious children
the nest. plunder
Allan Stratton, Chandra’s Wars
far from even the nearest safari camp.
the wild with child slaves and
After weeks of marches and raids, he’s escaped into
Any form of the word “plunder” will appear once in every 380 pages of text.
Hew: to strike forcibly with an axe or sword; to conform (to)
Synonyms: hack, chop
Forms: Noun: 00 Verb: hew, hews, hewn, hewed hewing
Adjective: hewn Adverb: 00
hewnJ. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
off.head was
At least his hand still clasped the Red Arrow, but his hewed
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
at them with his sword.In a fury he -hewn
Libba Bray, Sweet Far Thing
maypole has been erected on A rough-
a gentle slope further on.hewn
Yann Martel, Life of Pi
to pieces practically while they were still flopping about.
As for fish, they were
Any form of the word “hew” will appear once in every 1,257 pages of text.
lament: to feel or express sorrow or regretSynonyms: mourn, grieveAntonyms: rejoice, congratulate,
celebrateForms: Noun: lament, lamentation Verb: lament, laments, lamented, lamenting Adjective: lamentable Adv: lamentably
lamented
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
to Ursula.
“We’ll never bet anywhere,” he lamented.
Chaim Potok, The Chosen
I could’ve been ready.
“You could’ve told me,” Schwartzielamentation
George Orwell, Animal Farm
went up.A cry oflament
John Steinbeck, The Pearl
for the dead of the family.formal
She, being the nearest woman relative, raised a
Any form of the word “lament” will appear once in every 265 pages of text.
Circuitous: in a circular or indirect patternSynonym: indirect, roundaboutAntonym: direct
Forms: Noun: circuit, circuitry Verb: 00 Adjective: circuitous Adverb: circuitously
circuitous
Roger Zelazny, Nine Princes in Amber
how long it will take me.route, so I don’t know
I’ll be coming by a rather
circuitous
Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Ultimatum
route.there by an extremely
Wherever he was being taken, he was being driven
circuitous
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
route back, when the first
it will require miles of travel away from the inferno
I’ve just decided to try and loop back around, although
and then a very
fireball blasts into the rock about two feet from my head.
circuitous
Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
measures, listening to your words in Jessica’s mind…
I wasn’t used to having to go to such
her mind isn’t very original, and it was annoying to
have to stoop to that.
Any form of the word “circuitous” will appear once in every 3,708 pages of text.
Mirth: joySynonyms: merriment, revelry, celebration
Antonyms: mournfulness, grief, lamentationForms: Noun: mirth Verb: 00 Adjective: mirthful Adverb: mirthfully
mirth,
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
for we have friends that purpose merriment.
I would entreat you rather to put on your boldest suit ofmirth
Christopher Paolini, Brisingr
was like water falling on crystal.
The sound of hermirth,
Robert Cormier, After the First Death
without depth, just an arrangement of flesh.
…but a smile without
mirth.
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Chamber of Secrets
as Percy Weasley did his best to disperse the crowd,
got up, his feet numb from the weight of the dwarf,
Trying valiantly to laugh along with everyone else, he
some of whom were crying with
Any form of the word “mirth” will appear once in every 467 pages of text.
Fluster: confuse, throw off-guardSynonyms: discombobulate, bewilder,
disconcert, agitateAntonyms: soothe, reassure, calm
Forms: Noun: 00 Verb: fluster, flusters, flustered,flustering
Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
flustered,
Sara Dessen , Just Listenand I just kept walking.
She saw me, and I got all flustered.
Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Spendid Suns
His questions left Laila
flustered.
Terry Pratchett, Nation
“Er…what?” said Daphne,
flustered
Nora Roberts, Summer Pleasures
again.
He looked at her until she was baffled and
Any form of the word “fluster” will appear once in every 4,805 pages of text.
Wield: to exercise power over something or someone; to use an instrument skillfullyForms: Noun: 00 Verb: wield, wields, wielded
wielding Adjective: unwieldy (awkward) Adverb: 00
wield
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
blade, and I do not fear eitherI can ride and
pain or death.
wielded
Henry H. Neff, The Second Siege
by you.
No broken blade will harm me, not even one
wielding
Sara Shepard, Pretty Little Liars
sticks like swords.
Suddenly, they burst into the creek,
wielding
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
a knife.
He jumps up, kicking his chair ten feet behind him and
Any form of the word “wield” will appear once in every 798 pages of text.
Prosperous: successful and/or fortunate, esp.financiallySynonyms: affluent, wealthyAntonyms: impoverished, unfortunate
Forms: Noun: prosperity Verb: prosper, prospers,prospered, prospering
Adjective: prosperous Adverb: prosperously
prosperous,
Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried
with neat houses and all the sanitary conveniences.
It was a nice little town, very
Any form of the word “prosperous” will appear once in every 159 pages of text.
Nimble: flexible, adaptable, quickSynonyms: lithe, agileAntonyms: stiff, inflexible, rigid
Forms: Noun: nimbleness Verb: 00 Adjective: nimble Adverb: nimbly
nimble
Cornelis Funke, Inkheart
hands as our light-fingered friend.
I don’t have such nimble
Yann Martel , Life of Pi
than a hook.
Fingers, though blunt, were far more nimble
Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
as a quark.
A Metaverse vehicle can be fast and
nimble
Henry H. Neff, The Second Siege
movements.cloth with fast,
She was sitting at a loom, weaving cream-colored
Any form of the word “nimble” will appear once in every 956 pages of text.
Inquisitive:
tending to ask questions; tending to explore and findanswers
Synonyms: curious, questioning, interested Antonyms: uninterested, uncurious, apathetic
Forms: Noun: inquisitiveness Verb: inquire, inquires, inquired, inquiring
Adjective: inquisitive Adverb: inquisitively
Tracy Kidder, Strength in What Remains
confused and more
To explain would have only left his classmate more
inquisitive.
inquisitive
William Winokur, The Perfect Game
response.“What?” came the
inquisitive
C.S. Lewis, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
and excited as well.
Lucy felt a little frightened, but she felt very
inquisitive.
C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair
But she felt a little
“Stay here, I vote,” said Jill. “I’d much rather not see it.
Any form of the word “inquire” will appear once in every 52 pages of text.
Any form of the word “flexible” will appear once in every 447 pages of text.
Flexible: bendable
Synonyms: agile, lithe, nimble, easygoing,adaptable
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible
Forms: Noun: flexibility Verb: flex, flexes,flexed, flexing
Adjective: flexible Adverb: flexibly: Related words: besieged
flexible David Almond, Skelligthey were.
I touched the baby’s shoulder blades, felt how tiny and
flexible. Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
We Shadowhunters live by a code, and that code isn’t
flexible
Christopher Paolilni, Eldest
or springy enough to make a bow.Horn isn’t
flexible
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
rubber soleThese have a narrow
with threads though.
Any form of the word “siege” will appear once in every 305 pages of text.
Siege: attack and takeover of a specific city or townRelated word: besieged (to feel attacked) :
siege.
Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
Vicksburg had fallen, fallen after a long and bitter siege,”
Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian
as Jim so kindly used to put it.
“It was frazzled and puffed out,” under
siege
David Eggers, Zeitoun
at any moment.
Others were on guard, as if expecting a
siege. Libba Bray, Sweet Far Thing
am under
I have been home less than a minute, and already I
Any form of the word “infuriate” will appear once in every 1,544 pages of text.
: Infuriate: to cause extreme anger; to make furious
Synonyms: enrage Antonyms: sedate, please, calm, satisfy
Forms: Noun: 00 Verb: infuriate, infuriates, infuriated, infuriating
Adjective: 00 Adverb: infuriatingly Related words: fury, furious
infuriated
Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon
It me to think that not too long ago, I like
this boy, had foolishly played the clown.
infuriating,
Henry H. Neff, The Fiend and the Forge
but in his condition,The gesture was
there was little Max could do.
infuriating
Charlotte Perkins Gillman, The Yellow Wallpaper
and enough, but the wallpaper was
The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough,
torturous.
infuriates
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, Book #3
him.
I jab at him with my elbow, but this only
Any form of the word “amble” will appear once in every 1,731 pages of text.
Amble: to walk at a leisurely pace Synonyms: stroll, saunter Antonyms: march, stride
Forms: Noun:00 Verb: amble, ambles, ambled, ambling
Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00 Related words: perambulator, ambulance,
ambulate
ambled
Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever
past me, yawning widely.
I walked back to the door, stepping aside as Monicaambling
Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree
on towards the house.We both laughed,ambling
Henry H. Neff, The Maelstrom
Toby was toward it on weary legs.ambling
J.K. Rowling, HP and the Sorcerer’s Stone
up to them.
A toothless old man came
Glower: frown menacingly, make a mean andthreatening face
Synonyms: frown, sneer Antonyms: smile, grin, beam
Forms: Noun:00 Verb:glower, glowers, glowered, glowering
Adjective: 00 Adverb: 00
The word “glower” will appear once in every 3,404 pages of text.
glowering,
Nicholas Kristof, Half the Sky
and the tension rises.
The adults stoop as well, some
glowered
Stephenie Meyer, New Moonat Edward again.
Jacob’s eyes sparked with hate as he
glowering
Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse
at me while he sharpened his
And Ares, well, he sat on his chrome-and-leather
knife.
throne, glowering
Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis
at him and…shouted his sister,
shaking her fist.