1. Freak the Mighty Vocabulary 4

2. Monday, Sept. 23 1.Swilling (V) to drink greedily or excessively 2. Trajectory (N) the curve made by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight. 3. Confrontation (N) a meeting of persons face to face 4. Artifact (N) any object made by human being, especially with a view to subsequent use. 5. Bionic (adj) utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body.

3. Monday, Sept. 23 6. Retrieval (N) the chance of recovery or restoration 7. Strutting(V) to walk as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers. 8. Albino (N) 1. a person with a congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair 9. Avarice (N) 1. greed for riches. 2. Miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. 10. Sucrose (N)the sugar obtained from the sugarcane

4. Tuesday, Sept. 24 th Draw an illustration or picture of: 1. Someone who has bionic limbs. 2. A chicken strutting.

5. Tuesday, Sept. 24 th Use the following words in sentences as either a simple sentence or compound sentence. 1. Retrieval (Compound sentence) 2. Artifact (Simple sentence)

6. Wednesday, Sept. 25 th Label the subjects/verbs and identify each as a simple or compound sentence: 1. The trajectory of the ball was a perfect path to the hoop. ____________________ 2. Her stroll through the hall was a maze of angry classmates, and the confrontation at lunch was scary. __________________

7. Wednesday, Sept. 25 th Write out each of the three synonyms and then label with the correct vocabulary word. 1. frugality, thrifty, stinginess: __________________ 2. sweet, syrup, sugarcane: _____________________ 3. fair, pale, light: ____________

8. Thursday, Sept. 26 th Draw an illustration or picture of: 1. Someone swilling a soda 2. A confrontation

9. Thursday, Sept. 26 th Write out the sentence and complete the blank with the correct vocabulary word. 1. The __________ that was found was 1500 years old. 2. Once the object was spotted, the ___________ was easy. 3. The opossum was an __________,and it had pink eyes.

10. Friday, Sept. 27 th Use the following words in sentences: 1. Sucrose 2. Swilling 3. Retrieval

11. Friday, Sept. 27 th Write out the sentence and complete the blank with the correct vocabulary word. 1. Johnny was ______________, he had his chest puffed out trying to impress Martha. 2. The __________ took place at the park, the birds kept swooping down and hitting the prowling cat. 3. Once Nancy caught the fish, its __________ was easy, she just had to reel it in.