1. Freak the Mighty Vocabulary 2

2. Monday, Sept. 9  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. 9  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. 10 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. 10 th  Write out the sentence and complete the blank with the correct vocabulary word.  Then label the subject in the sentence. 1. If you don’t know something, it makes you ____________, not stupid. 2. For my __________ please do as I say. 3. My friends came up with a ______________ based on how well I play baseball.

6. Wednesday, Sept. 11 th  Use the following words in sentences:  1. intensive  2. prodigy  3. intervention

7. Wednesday, Sept. 11 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. 12 th Draw an illustration or picture of:  1. a propulsion  2. a prodigy

9. Thursday, Sept. 12 th Write out the sentence and complete the blank with the correct vocabulary word. Then label the subject of the sentence.  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. 13 th Write out the sentence and complete the blank with the correct vocabulary word. Then label the sentence as containing a compound subject or compound verb.  1. The _______ and embarrassment he felt after being laughed at was extreme.  2. The __________and recycling found a new home in the dumpster on the curb.  3. The spider quickly _____________ed and moved across the room.

11. Friday, Sept. 13 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.