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,
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