Friday, September 28, 2012

FINAL BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA

FINAL BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
SPELLING VOCABULARY
WEEK OF OCTOBER 1-5th

1. repented
2. sporadically
3. suppress
4. vanquished
5. complacent
6. intently
7. assuring
8. chaos
9. constricting
10. doused
11. relentlessly
12. riot
13. cremated
14. dredging
15. earnest

Monday, September 24, 2012

Week of September 24-28th

Bridge to Terabithia Spelling Vocabulary

1. abruptly-sudden and unexpected
2. clabber-milk that has naturally clotted on souring
3. consolation-comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment
4. conspicuous-standing out so as to be clearly visible
5. distribution- the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area
6. exhilaration-feel very happy, animated, or elated
7. grudgingly-given, granted, or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully
8. intoxicated-drunk
9. ominously-giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen;
10. reassessing-consider or assess again, esp. while paying attention to new or different factors
11. repulsive- arousing intense distaste or disgust
12. retreating-withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat :
13. roused-bring out of sleep; awaken
14. rumpus-a noisy disturbance; a commotion
15. sarcasm-the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
16. siege-a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies,
17. sulked-be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment
18. vigorously-strong, healthy, and full of energy
19. reluctant-hesitant, tentative, unsure
20. February-The second month of the year that contains 28 or 29 days

Friday, September 14, 2012

WEEK 4-Bridge to Terabithia Vocabulary

 
Section 1 Vocabulary + Science 

1. cagey-
reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion
2. crouched-
adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down,
3. despised-
feel contempt or a deep intense disgust for
4. endure-
suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently :
5. grit-
courage and resolve; strength of character
6. grits-
a dish of coarsely ground corn kernels boiled with water or milk.
7. Hypocritical-
a person who indulges in hypocrisy. the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
8. muddled-
in a state of bewildered or bewildering confusion or disorder
9. pandemonium-
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar
10. plunked-
put or set (something) down heavily or abruptly
11. primly-
stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper
12. proverbial-
referred to in a proverb or idiom
13. pudgy-
slightly
14. thrashed-
beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip
15. hippopotamus-
a large thick-skinned semiaquatic African mammal, with massive jaws and large tusks
16. periodic table of elements
17. molecule
18. metalloid
19. solubility
20. element

Monday, September 10, 2012

WEEK 3- September 10-14

p. 409 Volcanoes

21. composite    26. Norse Mythology
22. cinders         27. atmosphere
23. caldera         28. meteorologist
24. weathered    29. volcanoes
25. billowy        30. discernment

Monday, September 3, 2012

WEEK 3-September 4th-7th

#1-20-p.407 in orange ELA wkbk. "Eye of the Storm"

21. photographer
22. entrepreneur
23. technology
24. compass
25. Reformation
26. missionary
27. isthmus
28. conquistador
29. exploration
30. mutiny