WEEK ONE

Bellringers A Wrinkle in Time Vocab. 1

Monday, March 25

1. agility- noun- ability to move with quickness and ease

2. antagonistic- adj- acting against or being in opposition to: hostile

3. bellow- noun, verb- loud cry; roar; shout

4. dilapidated- adj- falling apart; run down and almost unusable

5. hurricane- noun- A violent tropical storm with swirling winds and rain.

Monday, March 25 Pre-AP

1. agility- noun- ability to move with quickness and ease

2. antagonistic- adj- acting against or being in opposition to: hostile

3. bellow- noun, verb- loud cry; roar; shout4. dilapidated- adj- falling apart; run down and

almost unusable5. hurricane- noun- A violent tropical storm with

swirling winds and rain.6. decipher-verb- make out what something says or work out meaning of something 7. ephemeral- adj- short lived or lasting for only a short period of time

Tuesday, March 26

6. inadvertent-adj- unintentional; happening without intention or by accident, not on purpose.

7. indicate- verb- To show or say; to point out; to show meaning.

8. indignant-adj- Angered at something unjust or wrong.

9. isolate-verb- Set apart from others. 10. odd-adj- Does not fit in with others;

left over

Tuesday, March 26 Pre-AP

8. inadvertent-adj- unintentional; happening without intention or by accident, not on purpose.

9. indicate- verb- To show or say; to point out; to show meaning.

10. indignant-adj- Angered at something unjust or wrong.

11. isolate-verb- Set apart from others. 12. odd-adj- Does not fit in with others; left over13. preliminaries-adj/noun- coming before something in preparation or an introductory or preparatory activity14. gesture- n- a motion of the limbs or body 15. confidingly- comfortingly; seeking or giving confidence

Wednesday, March 27

Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words.

1. nimbleness, rapidity, quickness, ____________2. rundown, decaying, ruined, ___________3. angry, offended, upset, __________________

Wednesday, March 27 Pre-AP

Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words.

1. nimbleness, rapidity, quickness, ____________2. rundown, decaying, ruined, ___________3. angry, offended, upset, __________________Write the sentence and underline the vocab. word.4. "It might also help if Meg's handwriting were legible," Mrs. Murry said. "With a good deal of difficulty I can usually decipher it...

Thursday, March 28

Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words.

1. aggressive, hostile, unfriendly, ____________2. storm, typhoon, tropical tornado,

__________3. separate, detach, cut off, _________________

Thursday, March 28 Pre-AP

Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words.

1. aggressive, hostile, unfriendly, ____________2. storm, typhoon, tropical tornado, __________3. separate, detach, cut off, _________________Write the sentence and underline the vocab. word: 4. Mrs. Which, despite her looks and ephemeral broomstick, was someone in whom one could put complete trust.

Friday, March 29

Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Remember to write out the entire sentence.

1. We could hear the cheerleaders loudly ________ our team name on the sidelines.

2. Do you think that it is _______ that February 29th only happens every four years? I think it is strange.

3. The teacher made sure to ________ where we should write our names on the test form.

Friday, March 29 Pre-AP

Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Remember to write out the entire sentence.

1. We could hear the cheerleaders loudly ________ our team name on the sidelines.

2. Do you think that it is _______ that February 29th only happens every four years? I think it is strange.

3. The teacher made sure to ________ where we should write our names on the test form.

4. Charles Wallace began to speak, suddenly, with none of the usual baby ___________ using entire sentences.