Vocabulary and Spelling Review

THE SATURDAYS

100

sad

lugubrious

200

French for “small oven”

petit four

300

boring

humdrum

400

a German legendary hero in literature

Siegfried

500

French for “expert”

connoisseur 

MATILDA

100

song like

lyrical

200

long lasting 

permanent

300

to turn around on a central point

pivot

400

something that is extraordinary, outstanding, unusual, or wonderful

miracle

500

a rare or important fact or event/ extraordinary or exceptional person or thing

phenomenon

THE VANDERBEEKERS

100

having two different racial backgrounds

biracial

200

a Japanese poem with 17 syllables.

3 lines of 5, 7, and 5.

haiku

300

a person who compulsively works hard and long hours

workaholic

400

involving the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

symbolic

500

a story’s afterthought 

epilogue

MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE’S MAGIC

100

a sweet tasting plant or candy that comes from the dried root of this plant

licorice

200

overeater

glutton

300

a cabinet or a small space with a door, typically with shelves (used as storage)

cupboard 

400

lack of information or knowledge 

ignorance

500

sudden attack of emotion

paroxysm

HEARTWOOD HOTEL

100

a short expression of a guiding rule of conduct

motto

200

to make by shaping 

sculpting

300

words that sound the same but are spelled differently

homophone

400

outline of a person or object, usually a solid black color

silhouette

500

to say something is better or worse than it actually is

exaggerate