1. WONDER Vocabulary: Set A: p. 1 – 40 Vocabulary: Set A: p. 1 – 40

2. petrified Verb Extremely frightened; terrified; “frozen” in fear “I am pretty much totally and completely petrified.” (p.4)

3. Cleft palate Noun Birth defect that results in an opening in the roof of the mouth and a deformity of the lips “They told Mom and Dad I had a cleft palate.” (p.6)

4. Anomaly Noun Irregularity; “glitch”; abnormality; something out of the ordinary “They called it ‘small anomalies.’” (p6)

5. exaggerating Verb Overstating; embellishing; to make more noticeable “I’m not exaggerating when I say this...” (p20)

6. literally Adverb Truly; exactly; accurately; without exaggeration “...my heart literally started beating like I’d just run the longest race in the world.” (p20)

7. precept Noun A key idea or principle to live by “PRECEPTS= RULES ABOUT REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS” Written by Mr. Browne on his chalkboard

8. besiege Verb to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble. The soldiers decided to besiege the enemy at sunset.

9. compress Verb to press together; to reduce in size or volume The editor asked the author to compress the 400 page novel into 200 pages.

10. denounce Verb To judge openly; to accuse formally The principal denounced the bully’s behavior by taking away all privileges for the rest of the school year.

11. expressly Adverb plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose Wearing a scarf and gloves was expressly wrong for the hot June day!

12. immense adjective very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement Building a new school would be an immense task.