1. VOCABULARY FOR “AMERICAN CHILDHOOD” by Annie Dillard
compelled
strategy
improvise
staggering
wholeheartedly
6) brooded 7) redundant 8) furious 9) pursuit 10) enthusiastic

2. VOCABULARY FOR “AMERICAN CHILDHOOD” by Annie Dillard
1) Compelled – forced 2) Strategy – a set of plans used to gain success 3) Improvise – to make up or invent on the spur of the moment

3. VOCABULARY FOR “AMERICAN CHILDHOOD” by Annie Dillard
4) Staggering – to move from side to side as if about to fall 5) Wholeheartedly – with complete dedication or determination 6) Brooded – to think long and anxiously about something

4. VOCABULARY FOR “AMERICAN CHILDHOOD” by Annie Dillard
7) Redundant – more than necessary; repeating 8) Furious – very angry or very active 9) Pursuit – the act of chasing 10) Enthusiastic – filled with excitement