The Daring Nellie Bly A Biography Vocabulary 5 th Grade
ECCENTRIC A PERSON WHO HAS HABITS OR OPINIONS THAT SEEM ODD TO OTHER PEOPLE Synonyms: odd, irregular Look at you partner and describe someone you may have meet who may looks eccentric.
RELENTED A PERSON WHO HAS AGREED TO SOMETHING HE OR SHE ONCE REFUSED Synonym: concede, cave in, surrender “Fine, I’ll do it. “No, No, No.” “Ok, Fine.” Tell your partner a time you relented to do something.
FAZE BOTHER OR CONFUSE Synonym: annoy, discomfort “Huh?”
INFURIATED TO FEEL EXTREMELY ANGRY Synonym: mad, furious Look at your partner and make a face of a furious person.
DISHEARTENED FEEL DISAPPOINTED AND LESS HOPEFUL Synonym: crushed, depressed “Why me?” Can you think of a time when you felt disheartened? Tell you partner about that time.
IMPASSABLE A ROAD OR PATH THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL ON Synonym: blocked, obstructed
CRUSADED A PERSON WHO WORKED HARD TO MAKE A CHANGE BASED ON HIS/HER BELIEFS Synonym: stand for, lobby Martin Luther King, Jr. Joan of Arc