Vocabulary+Enricher

**Vocabulary Enricher**

The job of the Vocabulary Enricher is finding especially important vocabulary in the story. Vocabulary selected should focus on words that are unfamiliar, interesting, important, repetitive, funny, puzzling, descriptive, vivid, or those used in an unusual way. You should pick at least four words from your assigned reading. Share the place you found it in the book, the definition, and why you chose the word.

Caches - noun - A hiding place to hide objects - Ex.) He used a cache to hide his guns.. Clone - noun - The aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism - The Doctor Split the cell in half and made a clone  Brute - adjective - Of or realating to the term monsters - Someone started to talk about the scary, magical brute world.  Craned - verb - To stretch toward and obect of attention - She craned her neck to get a better view.  Alas- interjection - To express pity or concern - Alas, his father left for the millitary to find out later he would pass.  Harvest - verb - To catch, trap, or hunt for human use - The farmer harvested his crop.  Infect - verb - To contaminate with disease-producing substance or agent - his cut was infected with bacteria  Tranquil - adverb - Free from turmoil or disturbance - He was tranquil through the whole situation. Unnatural - adjective - To not be in accordance with nature - The tree that was actually plastic looked unnatural.

Week 2: assume - verb - to suppose something - I assume that the man is old because he has wrinkles on his face. revolting - adjective - disgusting or rebellious - That movie is revolting because it has lots of blood and gore in it. harangue - noun - a long verbal attack or speech - The teacher harangued the class because they were very loud. ricochet - noun - the motion of an object deflecting off of a surface - The bullet ricocheted off of the bullet proof glass. gritty - adjective - courageous - The soldier was a gritty person.

//Soldiers are gritty peolple// expedition - noun - a journey made for a specific purpose - The man went on a expedition to find treasure. befoul - verb - to make dirty or filthy - The pig befouled himself by jumping in the puddle of mud. inquire - verb - to seek information by asking questions - The detective had to inquire the suspect of the crime to see if he was guilty or innocent. murmur - noun - a low and continuous sound of indistink voices - I walked into the ballroom and heard the murmuring of the people inside. adjoining - adjective - being close or in contact with something - I drove past a car dealership and saw all of the adjoining cars.

//Adjoining Cars// -Ben

Week #3: astride- adverb- with one leg on each side. arbor- noun- a shelter formed of or covered with vines or branches. bile-noun- a bitter greenish fluid secreted by the liver that aids in the digstion of fat. plume-noun- a large, conspicious, or showy feather. parcel-noun- a tract or plot of land. malice-noun- desire to cause injury or stress to another. shrouded-verb- to veil or screen from view theological-adjective- relating to or having the chracter of theory

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Week #4

Piggyback-adv or adj-up on the back or shoulders. Corrupt-adj-Morally degenerate Opium-noun-an addictive Narcotic drug that is the dried latex of a Eurasian poppy Utterly-adv-to the full extent oasis-noun-a fertile or green area in an arid region Buzzard-noun-any of various usu. large birds of prey and esp. the turkey vulture. ((Laurie))

__Intelligence__- //n//- ability to learn and understand or with new or trying situations- Ex) Bob has the **intelligence** to fly an air plane.

==== Nice words Chris. I like that you picked some of these words because when I was reading, I couldn't understand them. A couple of the words were borne, purgatory, and lackey. Now I know what they mean. xxBeNxx ====

** Nice job Amber. I didn't know what merely meant when I was reading. So thank you for picking that word. Emily :-) **
Eerie- adjective- uncanny, so to inspire superstition (fear). Ex.) The hounted house was eerie.

Sheer- adjective- thin, transparent Ex.) Sheer stocking.

Leisurely-Acting or proceeding without haste. Ex.) A leisurely conversation