1. Freak the Mighty Vocabulary 2

2. Monday, Sept. 15  1. ignorant (adj.) Lacking general education or basic knowledge.  2. intensive (noun,adj.) Characterized by a high degree, force, or emphasis.  3. intervention (noun) The act of mediating or confronting a problem  4. prodigy (noun) An unusually talented or intelligent child.  5. propulsion (noun)1. A propelling force. 2. The act of propelling.

3. Monday, Sept. 15  6. rage (noun,verb) A feeling of intense anger.  7. rubbish (noun) Worthless material that is discarded.  8. sake (noun) A reason for wanting something done.  9. scuttle (verb) To move about or proceed hurriedly.  10. sobriquet (noun) A nickname (often a shortened version of a person's given name).

4. Tuesday, Sept. 16 th Draw an illustration or picture of: 1. Someone or something that is scuttling. 2. A person who is in a rage.

5. Tuesday, Sept. 16 th  Use the following words in sentences:  1. ignorant  2. sake  3. sobriquet

6. Wednesday, Sept. 17 th  Use the following words in sentences:  1. intensive  2. prodigy  3. intervention

7. Wednesday, Sept. 17 th Write out each of the three synonyms and then label with the correct vocabulary word.  1. junk, garbage, trash: __________________  2. untutored, unfamiliar, uneducated: _____________________  3. tantrum, frenzy, fury: ____________

8. Thursday, Sept. 18 th Draw an illustration or picture of:  1. a propulsion  2. a prodigy

9. Thursday, Sept. 18 th Write out the sentence and complete the blank with the correct vocabulary word.  1. Some people think learning Latin would be ___________, but I think that it would be useful.  2. There was something drawing me toward the donut platter like a ___________.  3. I visited my aunt in the __________ care unit of the hospital because she was very ill.

10. Friday, Sept. 19 th  Use the following words in sentences:  1. Rage  2. Rubbish  3. Scuttle

11. Friday, Sept. 19 th Write out the sentence and complete the blank with the correct vocabulary word.  1. After I hurt my foot my walking began to resemble a limping ______________.  2. The small child was so gifted at piano that people viewed him as a _____________.  3. The jet _____________ powered the aircraft into flight.