Vocabulary

Belle Prater’s Boy

By Ruth White

proclaimed

announced

The teacher proclaimed that therewould be quizzes every Friday.

privileged

fortunate, advantaged

The prince was born into a privileged livefull of wealth and love.

gawkyawkward, clumsy

Tim is a gawkychild who bumpsinto everything.

aggravateannoy

If you continue to aggravate thedog, he will bite you.

pitifulSorry, pathetic

The entire team lookedpitiful after they lost thegame.

sprawledspread out

Maya sprawled on her bed to relaxand watch television.

abruptlysuddenly, at once

quickly

The car in frontof me stoppedabruptly, so Ihad to quicklystop on thebrakes.

detecteddiscovered, noticed

I detected awonderful smellcoming from mygrandma’skitchen.