1.All Hallows Eve
2.deity
3.Celtic
4.Dia de Los Muertos
5.trick-or-treat
6.jack o’ lantern
7. Halloween
8. Druid
9. Samhain
10. werewolf
11. grotesquely
12. pillaged
13. sustenance
14. trepidation
15. raucously
16. evasively
17. tyranny
18. surname
19. solemnly
20. malevolence
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
WEEK OF OCTOBER 24-28th
CRISPIN VOCABULARY Ch.1-12
1. fringe- the outer, marginal, or extreme part of an area, group, or sphere of activity(p.1 in book)
2. shunned-persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (p.1)
3. transgression-a sin, or offense (p.2)
4. minions-underlings, ones who work for a person of power (ch.2 page)
5. shroud-burial cloth
6. pinnacle-highest point(p.22)
7. scrutinized-examine carefully
8. poaching-hunting illegally
9. curfew-a set time to remain indoors (p.17)
10. transfixed-spellbound, cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment
11. mercenary-a hired killer/assassin/a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. (p.28)
12. treason-the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government
13. foreboding-a sense of dread, fearful apprehension
14. impenetrable-impossible to pass through (p.23)
15. lunacy-the state of being insane/crazy (p.29)
16. steward-The steward was the head of all the castle's staff/medieval Lord (p.30)
17. genuflected (p.33)lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect : she genuflected and crossed herself.
18. carcasses (p.41)-dead bodies
19. bailiff (p.41)-an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
• chiefly British
20. forage- search widely for food or provisions (p.48)
1. fringe- the outer, marginal, or extreme part of an area, group, or sphere of activity(p.1 in book)
2. shunned-persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (p.1)
3. transgression-a sin, or offense (p.2)
4. minions-underlings, ones who work for a person of power (ch.2 page)
5. shroud-burial cloth
6. pinnacle-highest point(p.22)
7. scrutinized-examine carefully
8. poaching-hunting illegally
9. curfew-a set time to remain indoors (p.17)
10. transfixed-spellbound, cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment
11. mercenary-a hired killer/assassin/a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. (p.28)
12. treason-the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government
13. foreboding-a sense of dread, fearful apprehension
14. impenetrable-impossible to pass through (p.23)
15. lunacy-the state of being insane/crazy (p.29)
16. steward-The steward was the head of all the castle's staff/medieval Lord (p.30)
17. genuflected (p.33)lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect : she genuflected and crossed herself.
18. carcasses (p.41)-dead bodies
19. bailiff (p.41)-an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
• chiefly British
20. forage- search widely for food or provisions (p.48)
Monday, October 10, 2011
WEEK OF OCTOBER 10-14
Science World Words + p. 411 from the story entitled: "La Bamba"
21. biologist
22. anaerobic
23. respiration
24. aerodynamics
25. supersonic
26. affixed
27. gyre
28. hydrothermal
29. veterinarian
30. diligence
21. biologist
22. anaerobic
23. respiration
24. aerodynamics
25. supersonic
26. affixed
27. gyre
28. hydrothermal
29. veterinarian
30. diligence
Monday, October 3, 2011
October 3-7
Michelle Kwan story-p. 409 in wkbk.
21.mutinied
22.Northwest Passage
23.conquistadors
24.Reformation
25.isthmus
26.photosynthesis
27.organ system
28. circulatory system
29. respiratory system
30. perseverance
21.mutinied
22.Northwest Passage
23.conquistadors
24.Reformation
25.isthmus
26.photosynthesis
27.organ system
28. circulatory system
29. respiratory system
30. perseverance
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