Freak the Mighty Vocabulary chapters 1-6
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com Our unvanquished basketball team has a 19-0 record. 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 1. unvanquished (adj) = unable to be defeated or beaten 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com A purple and orange Mohawk is not a mainstream hairdo . 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 2. mainstream (adj) = accepted as normal by most people 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com Many people think the house at the end of my street is haunted; maybe that’s why it has been vacant for so long . 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 3. vacant (adj) = unoccupied; not lived in; empty 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com I think I saw Julia Roberts when I was in New York, but I’m not sure, since I only caught a glimpse of her getting in a car . 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 4. glimpse (n) = a brief sighting 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com Mrs. Gerike tells us to do what she says or suffer the consequences . 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 5. consequences (n) = result or effect of certain actions 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com We entered the room through the door in the bulkhead . 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 6. bulkhead (n) = wall 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com The scientist experimented, gathered data, then postulated his theory. 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 7. postulated (v) = made a guess based on information; theorized; hypothesized 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com The state champion baseball team was invincible . 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 8. invincible (adj) = unable to be defeated 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com The function of computers in school is for help in completing assignments, not playing games. 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 9. function (n) = reason for use; purpose 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com The refrigerators and washing machines in the store were not functional; they were just there for customers to see. 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 10. functional (adj) = able to be used; working 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com My sister never knocks on my door or asks if she may come in my bedroom. I wish she would stop intruding! 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 11. intruding (v) = entering without permission 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com After listening to my i-pod for several hours, the battery was depleted. 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 12. depleted (adj) = used up; no longer full 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com I just ate a school lunch. Look out! I think I’m going to regurgitate! 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 13. regurgitate (v) = vomit, throw up 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com As I drank my iced tea, a lemon seed became stuck in my straw. After blowing and blowing into the straw, I was finally able to expel the seed. 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com
Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com 14. expel (v) = push out 4/25/2019 Template copyright 2005 www.brainybetty.com