VOCABULARY LOG
DIRECTIONS: YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THIS LOG.
IT SHOULD INCLUDE THE REQUIRED WORDS FROM UNITS OF STUDY AND WORDS THAT
YOU DISCOVER ON YOUR OWN. YOU MAY CHECK
THE VOCABULARY LOG ON THE “WONDERFUL WORDS” BOARD TO ENSURE THAT YOUR LOG IS UP
TO DATE WITH THE REQUIRED WORDS.
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WORD (Put a
star next to words that are required.) |
SOURCE (novel, word board, class discussion, etc.) |
DEFINITION
AND PART OF SPEECH ACCORDING TO THE WAY WORD IS USED |
EXAMPLE OF
THE WORD USED IN A SENTENCE |
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**apprehensive |
The Giver |
To feel unsure or nervous (adjective) |
Dagashawanda is apprehensive about going to Language A ever since Ms. Seibert painted her face gray. |
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**chastise |
The Giver |
To punish or scold (verb) |
Dagashawanda chastised his fellow students for talking during the Ceremony of Twelve. |
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**palpable |
The Giver |
Capable of being touched, felt, or perceived (adjective) |
1. Dagashawanda exclaimed, “The excitement in the room was palpable.” 2. The vet told the dog’s owner that the lump was palpable. |
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**throng |
The Giver |
crowd (noun) |
I was running through the throng of people. |
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**ominous |
The Giver |
threatening (adjective) |
The ominous clouds threatened overhead. |
VOCABULARY LOG
DIRECTIONS: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THIS
LOG. IT SHOULD INCLUDE THE REQUIRED WORDS
FROM UNITS OF STUDY AND WORDS THAT YOU DISCOVER ON YOUR OWN. YOU MAY CHECK THE VOCABULARY LOG ON THE
“WONDERFUL WORDS” BOARD TO ENSURE THAT YOUR LOG IS UP TO DATE WITH THE REQUIRED
WORDS.
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WORD (Put a star next to words that are
required.) |
SOURCE (novel, word
board, class discussion, etc.) |
DEFINITION AND PART OF SPEECH ACCORDING
TO THE WAY WORD IS USED |
EXAMPLE OF THE WORD USED IN A SENTENCE |
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**obstruction |
The Giver |
blocking – being blocked (noun) |
Dagashawanda was causing an obstruction by standing in front of the door. |
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**meticulous |
The Giver |
very careful and precise (adjective) |
Dagashawanda wanted her report to get an “A+” so he was very meticulous in his work. |
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**ecstatic |
The Giver |
overwhelmed with joy (adjective) |
Dagashawanda is ecstatic that Ms. Seibert is his teacher. |
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**inferior |
The Giver |
of a lesser quality (adjective) |
Dagashawanda felt his presentation in Science was inferior to Gavi’s. |
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**emphatically |
The Giver |
to express or perform something in an energetic or outstanding way (adverb) |
Gavi emphatically insisted that Dagashawanda’s Science presentation was still well done. |
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**utopia |
The Giver |
an ideal or perfect place (noun) |
Dagashawanda’s idea of utopia is a place without homework. |
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WORD (Put a star next to words that are
required.) |
SOURCE (novel, word
board, class discussion, etc.) |
DEFINITION AND PART OF SPEECH ACCORDING
TO THE WAY WORD IS USED |
EXAMPLE OF THE WORD USED IN A SENTENCE |
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**lethargy |
The Giver |
a state of inactivity resembling deep sleep (noun) |
Dagashawanda is prone to lethargy when doing his homework. |
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**solemn |
The Giver |
deeply serious, sacred, sober, gloomy (adjective) |
It was a solemn occasion when everyone received their jobs in The Ceremony. |
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**luminous |
The Giver |
giving off light, full of light, illuminated (adjective) |
Dagashawanda wants to paint his room with luminous paint. |
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**consciousness |
The Giver |
(noun) awareness of one’s surroundings |
Dagashawanda was bothered by a lingering thought in his consciousness. |
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**speculate |
board |
(verb) to form a theory or educated guess |
Ms. Davidson speculated about why she was lucky enough to work with LC 4. |
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WORD (Put a star next to words that are
required.) |
SOURCE (novel, word
board, class discussion, etc.) |
DEFINITION AND PART OF SPEECH ACCORDING
TO THE WAY WORD IS USED |
EXAMPLE OF THE WORD USED IN A SENTENCE |
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**eclectic |
Board |
(adjective) taking ideas and style from many different sources |
Dagashawanda had very eclectic taste in music. |
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**tenacious |
Board |
(adjective) persistent, keeping a firm hold, continuing to try |
The dog kept a tenacious grip on Dagashawanda’s homework. |
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**engrossed |
Board |
(adjective) to be totally involved, to completely absorb someone’s attention. |
Dagashawanda was engrossed in the last Harry Potter book. |
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**sage (sagacious) |
Board |
(noun) a wise person (noun) an aromatic herb |
Ms. Seibert often gives sage advice. |
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**elude (elusive) |
Board |
elude(verb)- means to escape or dodge, avoid elusive(adjective) hard to catch or find, difficult to remember |
Dagashawanda eluded Ms. Seibert’s glare when the dog ate his homework. |
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WORD (Put a star next to words that are
required.) |
SOURCE (novel, word
board, class discussion, etc.) |
DEFINITION AND PART OF SPEECH ACCORDING
TO THE WAY WORD IS USED |
EXAMPLE OF THE WORD USED IN A SENTENCE |
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**inference |
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**convey |
Board |
Convey (verb) to make known, to get across |
The teacher conveyed there would be a pop quiz tomorrow. |
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**evaluate |
board |
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**contrast |
board |
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