Vocabulary - Part 1
Falsetto
A high pitched vocal register in which vocal cords aren’t fully closed.
What's an example?
How many years has Vern been looking for his pennies?
4 years.
Where does the story take place?
Castle Rock, Maine
Whose brother is Billy Tessio?
Vern's brother
j.d.
Juvenile Delinquent
Revelation
Surpising and previously unknown fact. Especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.
Who grows up to be a best-selling novelist?
Gordie
What year does the story take place?
1960
Whose brother is Eyeball Chambers?
Chris' brother
sophomoric
Juvenile, childish, immature.
Pretension
A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
What did Teddy's dad do to him?
Held his head against a hot stove and melted both of his ears.
What time of year does the story take place?
Summer
How do you know that?
Who is Dennis LaChance?
Gordie's brother.
What happened to Gordie's brother
Exhilaration
A strong feeling of excitement, happiness, or joy.
Melodramatic
Someone who is overly emotional or dramatic, treating situations as more serious than they are and often overreacting to events to create a scene.
How did Charlie Hogan and Billy Tessio come across the body of Ray Brower?
They stole a car and drove out to the Old Harlow Road to make out with their girlfriends.
What are the boys walking to go see?
A dead body.
What is the name of the boy?
What war did Teddy's dad fight in?
World War II.
What beach did he storm?
Diminish
To make or become less.
Repentant
Expressing or feeling sincere regret or remorse.
What is Chris afraid of ever doing?
Drinking alcohol.
How old are the boys when they go on this adventure?
12
What do Chris's two older brothers and dad have in common?
They are all alcoholics.
Psuedo
False, pretended, or unreal. Example: pseudonym “fake name”