VOCABULARYPoetry Collections 5 and 7 and Comparing Poetry and ProseGrade 8

SIDLING (V.) • Definition:• Moving sideways in a sly manner (p. 700).

• Example Sentence• Sue jumped when I came sidling up to surprise them.

ACQUIRE (V.)• Definition:• Get, obtain

• Example Sentence:• Nigel tried to acquire a Texas accent when he lived in Waco.

RITUALS (N.)• Definition:Practice done at regular times (p. 705).

• Example Sentences:• A July 4th barbeque is a holiday ritual.

RESURGENCE (N.)• Definition:• Reappearance, revival

• Example Sentence:• Interest in solar power has seen a resurgence.

LEGACY (N.);• Definition:• Something physical or spiritual handed down from an ancestor

• Example Sentence:• Norman’s legacy will be the number of lives he touched.

AROMAS (N.)• Definition:• Smells

• Example Sentence:• Some aromas, like the smell of freshly cut grass and warm cinnamon

bread, remind me of home.

SUPPLE (ADJ.)• Definition:• Yielding; soft

• Example Sentence:• The baby’s skin was soft and supple.

BECKONING (ADJ.)• Definition:• Calling; summoning

• Example Sentence:• I could not resist Hawaii’s beckoning breezes.

SHACKLES (N.)• Definition:• Metal bonds used to restrain prisoners

• Example Sentence:• The defendant’s ankles were bound together by shackles.

INGRATITUDE (N.)• Definition:• Lack of thankfulness or appreciation

• Example Sentence:• Your ingratitude makes me want to take back my gift.

POLLEN (N.)• Definition:• Powdery grains on seed plants that aid in reproduction

• Example Sentence:• Insects and wind carry pollen from flower to flower.

RECEDE (V.)• Definition:• Move away

• Example Sentence:• As the clouds began to recede, the sky brightened.

INEXPRESSIVE (ADJ.)• Definition:• Not able to be described

• Example Sentence:• Words were not enough to capture his feelings of inexpressive joy.

REMOTE (ADJ.)• Definition: • Aloof; cold; distant

• Example Sentence:• He was once warm and friendly, but lately has grown remote.

WEARISOME (ADJ.)• Definition:• Tiresome

• Example Sentence:• His complaining had grown wearisome and we eventually stopped

working with him.

EXTINGUISHED (V.)• Definition: • Put out; ended

• Example Sentence:• When he injured his knee, he saw his dream career extinguished,