Holt Vocabulary

Broken Chain Vocabulary Apparent (adj): visible, easily seen Alfonso was proud that the muscles on his stomach were apparent. Sullen (adj.): grumpy, resentful Ernie became sullen when the girls didn’t show up for the date. Impulse (n.): urge, sudden force Alfonso regretted his impulse to clean his bike chain.

Broken Chain Continued… Retrieved (v.): got back Alfonso retrieved the chain he had thrown away. Emerged (v.): came out Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge to meet Sandra.

The Landlady Swanky (adj.)—expensive and showy Swanky (adj.)—expensive and showy Compelling (v.)—forcing one to do something Compelling (v.)—forcing one to do something Rapacious (adj.)—greedy Rapacious (adj.)—greedy Peculiar (adj.)—strange Peculiar (adj.)—strange

The Landlady continued Briskly (adv.)—quickly Briskly (adv.)—quickly Decent (adj.)—fairly good, satisfactory Decent (adj.)—fairly good, satisfactory Lodgings (n.)—a place to stay when not at home Lodgings (n.)—a place to stay when not at home Bitter (adj.)—having a strong, unpleasant taste Bitter (adj.)—having a strong, unpleasant taste Congenial (adj.)—agreeable, pleasant Congenial (adj.)—agreeable, pleasant

Flowers for Algernon Vocab. Misled (v.)—fooled, tricked Misled (v.)—fooled, tricked Joe and Frank misled Charlie into thinking they were his friends. Tangible (adj.)— able to be seen or felt Tangible (adj.)— able to be seen or felt A tangible benefit of his operation was his improved spelling. Refute (v.)— to prove wrong using evidence. Refute (v.)— to prove wrong using evidence. Charlie used his research to refute the doctors’ work. Invariably (adv.)—always Invariably (adv.)—always They invariably laughed at Charlie’s mistakes.

Flowers for Algernon Vocab. Regression (n.)— to return to an earlier or less advance condition. Regression (n.)— to return to an earlier or less advance condition. After his regression, the mouse couldn’t find his way through the maze. Verified (v.)— confirmed Verified (v.)— confirmed Charlie wanted his research verified by other scientists. Obscure (v.)— to hide Obscure (v.)— to hide Charlie wanted to obscure the fact he was losing his intelligence. was losing his intelligence.

Flowers for Algernon Vocab. Deterioration (adj.)— a decline or worsening Deterioration (adj.)— a decline or worsening Because of his deterioration, Charlie could no longer read German. Because of his deterioration, Charlie could no longer read German. Hypothesis (n.)— theory to be proved Hypothesis (n.)— theory to be proved The doctor’s hypothesis was that they could improve intelligence. Introspective (adj.)— deep in inward thought Introspective (adj.)— deep in inward thought Charlie kept an introspective journal of his feelings.

Harriet Tubman Vocabulary Fugitives (n) : people fleeing from danger Fugitives (n) : people fleeing from danger Incomprehensible (adj): impossible to understand Incomprehensible (adj): impossible to understand Incentive (n): reason to do something; motivation Incentive (n): reason to do something; motivation Dispel (v):To scatter; drive away Dispel (v):To scatter; drive away Eloquence (n):ability to write or speak gracefully and convincingly Eloquence (n):ability to write or speak gracefully and convincingly

Too Soon a Woman Vocab Skimpy (adj)—less than enough Skimpy (adj)—less than enough Grudging (adj)—reluctant, unwilling Grudging (adj)—reluctant, unwilling Gaunt (adj)—very thin and bony Gaunt (adj)—very thin and bony Rummaged (v)—searched through the contents of something Rummaged (v)—searched through the contents of something Savoring (v)—enjoying with great delight Savoring (v)—enjoying with great delight

Biased vs. Objective biased: one-sided treatment, trying to get you to believe only one side of the story biased: one-sided treatment, trying to get you to believe only one side of the story objective: presents all sides of the story, balance treatment objective: presents all sides of the story, balance treatment treatment: the way something is presented treatment: the way something is presented

Mrs. Flowers Vocabulary taut (adj)—tightly stretched taut (adj)—tightly stretched benign (adj.)—kind, harmless, friendly benign (adj.)—kind, harmless, friendly infuse (v.)—to fill infuse (v.)—to fill intolerant (adj.)—unwilling to accept something intolerant (adj.)—unwilling to accept something illiteracy (n.)—inability to read or write illiteracy (n.)—inability to read or write

Collection 2 Characters Character Historical Era ChallengesOvercome Harriet Tubman 1850’s Getting slaves to Canada Helpers Travel at night gun Mary Old West Hunger Tests the mushroom, she cares for the kids Marguerite Around 1940 Whether to trust somebody and begin speaking again Mrs. Flowers’ books, talks, wisdom, cookies

Harriet Tubman Illiterate, wise, brave, common sense Appearance African American, short, buff, short hair, working clothes Advice Talk about how freedom feels, Stories of other people’s successes, stories of the middle passage on the boat People’s Reactions First, they were scared. Later, they saw she was trustworthy Motivation Free the slaves, end slavery Mrs. Flowers Kind, caring, educated, aristocratic Appearance Flowered dresses, hats, gloves, calm, respectful Advice Intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy, speaking separate humans and animals, speaking infuses words with meaning People’s Reactions Marguerite feels special and loved. She talks! Motivation To be a role model and help Marguerite.

“In Trouble” Vocabulary steeped (adj)—filled with steeped (adj)—filled with alleviate (v)— to relieve, make better alleviate (v)— to relieve, make better contention (n)—conflict, problem contention (n)—conflict, problem exaltation (n)—great joy exaltation (n)—great joy chagrin (n)—embarrassment chagrin (n)—embarrassment

Write the word with its definition. steeped steeped alleviate alleviate contention contention exaltation exaltation chagrin chagrin delight delight conflict conflict relieve relieve filled with, drenched filled with, drenched embarrassment embarrassment

There Will Come Soft Rains paranoia—(n) mental disorder that causes people to feel unreasonable distrust and suspicion. paranoia—(n) mental disorder that causes people to feel unreasonable distrust and suspicion. cavorting—(v) leaping about, frolicking cavorting—(v) leaping about, frolicking tremulous—(adj) shaking tremulous—(adj) shaking oblivious—(adj) unaware oblivious—(adj) unaware sublime—(adj) majestic, grand, awesome sublime—(adj) majestic, grand, awesome

Anne Frank conspicuous—adj, noticeable or obvious conspicuous—adj, noticeable or obvious unabashed—adj, unembarrassed unabashed—adj, unembarrassed loathe—v, hate loathe—v, hate indignantly—adv, with anger caused indignantly—adv, with anger caused by something felt to be unfair

Anne Frank fortify—(v), to strengthen fortify—(v), to strengthen zeal—(n), great enthusiasm zeal—(n), great enthusiasm tyranny—(n), cruel and unjust use of power tyranny—(n), cruel and unjust use of power gingerly—(adv), cautiously gingerly—(adv), cautiously

Anne Frank ostentatiously—(adv), in a showy way ostentatiously—(adv), in a showy way appalled—(adj), shocked in a bad way appalled—(adj), shocked in a bad way disgruntled—(adj), annoyed disgruntled—(adj), annoyed inarticulate—(adj), unable to speak well inarticulate—(adj), unable to speak well

Anne Frank Forlorn—(adj), Forlorn—(adj), abandoned and lonely Animation—(n), liveliness, energy Animation—(n), liveliness, energy Remorse—(n), deep feeling of guilt Remorse—(n), deep feeling of guilt