Vocabulary
What is the word for an inhabitant or occupant of a particular space?
Denizen
They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")
A word for graceful.
What is lithe?
"Carmody was a lithe, tanned man with dark alert eyes and a quiet, self-assured voice." (“My Brother’s Keeper")
"My, what a beautiful suit you are wearing!"
What is "My"?
St. Louis.
A place that is capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
Although I do not pretend to understand the science behind it, this is reassuring to me.
What is an adjective?
What is acting in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; slyly or secretively?
Surreptitiously
Failing that, I could have surreptitiously dumped the whole outfit overboard, written off the forty or so dollars as love’s tribute. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")
A word for hopeless
What is bleak?
"The bleak feeling was back within him." (“My Brother’s Keeper")
“Boy, is it hot in this room!” Jake complained.
What is boy?
The orchestra played every song I studied.
What is a collective noun?
Scientific information like this does not always hold my attention.
What is an adjective?
What does it mean to appease or calm the anger or anxiety of (someone)?
mollified
But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
A word for mend
What is solder?
"Wow! That dog is huge!"
What is wow?
When Carlos presented the report to the class, he brought in samples of the foods.
What is a third-person pronoun?
However, when a science article is about something that strongly appeals to me, such as snowflakes, I become interested.
What is an adverb?
What is (of a person or their behavior)being too bold?
Presumptuous
"We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
Something in a way that is not securely in position and is likely to fall or collapse.
What is precariously?
"On the topmost branch a bird the size of a chicken, with scarlet feathers and long legs, was perched precariously. (“The Scarlet Ibis")
"Pow!" He just hit table!"
What is "Pow"?
Carlos wrote a report about modern foods for his social studies class
What is a common noun?
I sometimes read the science section of the Sunday newspaper.
What is an adverb?
What is a word for able to be felt or touched?
Palpable
"The ugliness they left was palpable." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
What is another word for sulkily?
What is sullenly?
“I won’t touch it,” he said sullenly. (“The Scarlet Ibis")
"Bam! That bird just hit the window!"
What is "Bam"
Portland has many bridges.
If you keep an open mind, you never know what you might learn
What is an adverb?