Freak the Mighty By: Rodman Philbrick
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Transcript of Freak the Mighty By: Rodman Philbrick
Vocab Poster DUE DATES
O Chapters 1-8: Weds, 11/18
O Chapters 9-18: Weds, 11/25
O Chapters 19-25: Weds, Dec. 16
O NOTE: VOCAB TEST: MON DEC. 21
Freak the MightyBy:
Rodman Philbrick
VOCABULARY:Chapters 1-8
*Copy the definitions onto the lines adjacent to the
word boxes.*
UNVANQUISHEDO DEFINITION: CAN’T BE ARGUED WITH ;
UNDEFEATEDO SENTENCE: SHE HAD UNVANQUISHED
SINGING TALENT, AND WON “THE VOICE”.
W-L-T 8-0-0
scuttleO Definition: a short, hurried run; to
scurry
O Sentence: The rabbit scuttled away when we got close.
sobriquetO Definition: a nickname
O Sentence: She received a new sobriquet at camp when the campers couldn’t pronounce her last name.
trajectoryO Definition: the curved path of an
object thrown into space
O Sentence: The trajectory of the rocket headed straight for the target.
hunkeringO Definition: to lumber along; walk or
move slowly and aimlessly
O Sentence: Bigfoot was sighted hunkering through the woods.
postulateO Definition: to hypothesize, to claim
the existence of somethingO Sentence: Galileo postulated that the
Earth was round.
DeficiencyO Definition: incompleteness, a lack of
somethingO Sentence: There was a Vitamin C
deficiency in his diet.
convergingO Definition: coming together from
different directions so as to eventually meet
O Sentence: The families were converging when they got married.
evasiveO Definition: Tending or trying to avoid
(trouble or difficulties)O Sentence: When asked where he was
during the crime, the suspect was evasive with his answers.
depletedO Definition: supply is used upO Sentence: The video gamer’s
number of lives has been depleted.
questO Definition: an adventure or
expeditionO Sentence: Bilbo Baggins embarked
on an exciting quest in The Hobbit.
invincibleO Definition: incapable of being
conquered or defeatedO Sentence: Having survived cancer,
she felt invincible.
expelO Definition: To force to leave or banish
O Sentence: He was expelled from school after starting a fight with another student.