1. Vocabulary List 1

2. You will need 10 index cards. Write the word in big letters on the blank side so you can use it as a flash card to study. Write the word and definition here.Create a new sentence using the vocabulary word. Your sentence must prove that you understand the meaning of the word. Ex.) Don’t say, “The boy is belligerent.” Instead say, “The red-faced boy was extremely belligerent; he slammed his fists on the table when his mother told him to eat his green beans.” Provide 1-2 synonyms for the vocabulary word. Don’t use words you are unfamiliar with. Using words you know will help you reach a better understanding of the new word. Create an illustration demonstrating the meaning of the word. It’s okay to use stick people! Although I would love to see this in color, color is not a requirement.

3. The state of being calm or tranquil “Nothing ruffled the serenity of her expression” (9).

4. Something that leads up to the main part; something introductory or done before the main part “How right he had been about that, though he himself had left before Charles Wallace began to speak, suddenly, with none of the usual baby preliminaries, using entire sentences” (14-15).

5. Sulky; showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve “Meg looked up at her mother, half in loving admiration, half in sullen resentment” (16).

6. Lying on the back “’If you have some liniment I’ll put it on my dignity,’ Mrs. Whatsit said, still supine” (25).

7. Of warlike character; aggressively hostile; eager to fight “Mr. Jenkins sighed. ‘Do you enjoy being the most belligerent, uncooperative child in school?’” (32).

8. Hostile; unfriendly; acting in opposition “Try to be a little less antagonistic” (33).

9. Easily managed or controlled; yielding “Maybe your work would improve if your general attitude were more tractable” (33).

10. Wisely “Charles Wallace nodded sagely. ‘I know’” (35).

11. Calmly or peacefully “Meg flushed with rage, but Charles Wallace answered placidly, ‘That’s right. If you want me to call my dog off, you’d better give’” (38).

12. Disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be “’Thinking I’m a moron gives people something to feel smug about,’ Charles Wallace said. ‘Why should I disillusion them?’” (38).