The Watsons Go to Birmingham VOCABULARY CHAPTERS 1-8
Hostile Adjective Unfriendly, threatening Ch 2 Vocabulary Hostile Adjective Unfriendly, threatening Pg 23
Incapable Adjective Not able Ch 2 Vocabulary Incapable Adjective Not able Pg 24
Assure Verb Encourage by promising Ch 2 Vocabulary Assure Verb Encourage by promising Pg 24-25
intimidate verb To bully or threaten Ch 2 Vocabulary intimidate verb To bully or threaten Pg 24
emulate verb Imitate, copy Ch 2 Vocabulary emulate verb Imitate, copy Pg 24
Bravo! interjection Very good Ch 2 Vocabulary Bravo! interjection Very good Pg 25
Punctual Adjective on time Ch 2 Vocabulary Punctual Adjective on time Pg 28
Desperate Adjective Wanting intensely Ch 3 Vocabulary Desperate Adjective Wanting intensely Pg 33
Hypnotized Adjective In a trance-like state Ch 4 Vocabulary Hypnotized Adjective In a trance-like state Pg 54
tolerate Verb put up with Ch 7 Vocabulary tolerate Verb put up with P 95
Pinnacle noun peak; highest point Ch 8 Vocabulary Pinnacle noun peak; highest point P 103
dispersal Noun condition of being spread out or scattered Ch 8 Vocabulary dispersal Noun condition of being spread out or scattered P 110
Exclusive adjective unique Ch 8 Vocabulary Exclusive adjective unique P 111
grasped Verb understood, realized Ch 8 Vocabulary grasped Verb understood, realized P 112
haphazardly Adverb randomly, by chance Ch 8 Vocabulary haphazardly Adverb randomly, by chance P 112
Hacked verb Carelessly cut; chopped Ch 8 Vocabulary Hacked verb Carelessly cut; chopped P 112
enhance Verb improve; make better Ch 8 Vocabulary enhance Verb improve; make better P 113
patter noun Informal, rapid chatter Ch 8 Vocabulary patter noun Informal, rapid chatter P 114
Ch 8 Vocabulary swoon verb faint P 114
Maestro noun master of an art; such as a musical conductor Ch 8 Vocabulary Maestro noun master of an art; such as a musical conductor P 115