Vocab 1
Perspiration
Sweat that comes from your body, especially when you are hot or working hard.
Dehydrated
Having lost too much water from the body.
Drought
A long period with little or no rain.
In chapter 16: Stanley receives a letter from his mother, saying something may happen because of the bad smell of his father's experiments.
They might be evicted.
In Chapter 22: Who is good at math and says he is not "stupid" , "I just doesn't like answering questions."
Zero ( Hector Zeroni)
Wreckage
Broken remains of something damaged or destroyed.
Intimidate
To make someone feel afraid or less confident.
Forage
To search for food or supplies.
In chapter 17: Who knocks Stanley's head with a shovel, and he, unapologetic, makes Stanley dig the dirt that fell out of his shovel when he was hit.
Zigzag
In Chapter 23:Who was a teacher who made great spiced peaches?
Miss Katherine Barlow before she became an outlaw and known as Kissin Kate Barlow
Nourishment
Food and other things the body needs to stay healthy and strong.
Defiance
Refusing to obey a person, rule, or order.
Determination
The decision to keep trying even when something is difficult.
In Chapter 18: Who ask Stanley to teach them how to read and write?
Zero (Hector Zeroni)
In Chapter 24: Mr. Sir yells at a boy who comments on his swollen face and doesn't give who any water that day?
Stanley (Caveman)
Desolate
Empty, lonely, and lacking people or life.
Remedy
Something that helps fix a problem or makes an illness or pain better.
Ravine
A deep, narrow valley or opening in the ground.
In Chapter 19: Stanley hears who crying?
Squid (Alan)
In Chapter 25: Who sold onions, had a donkey named Mary Lou, fixed things for Miss Katherine, and discussed poetry with her?
Sam
Survival
The ability to stay alive or continue living through a difficult situation.
Generosity
The willingness to give or share with others.
Persuade
To convince someone to do or believe something.
In Chapter 19: Mr. Sir's bag of sunflower seeds was stole by who?
Magnet (Jose)
What are the nicknames of the 7 boys at Camp Green Lake? For extra credit and 100 bonus points what are their government names?
1. Stanley Yelnats (nickname: Caveman)
2. Hector Zeroni (nickname: Zero)
3. Rex Washburn (nickname: X-Ray)
4. Theodore Johnson (nickname: Armpit)
5. Jose (nickname: Magnet)
6. Ricky (nickname: Zigzag)
7. Alan (nickname: Squid)