January 11

Homework: Read 51-81.
Quiz tomorrow over 16-81.

Today:
Vocab
Read

The Glass Castle Vocab: Due Wednesday
In your notebooks, write out the word, its definition, and part of speech. Then add two synonyms for each word. Finally, use each word in your own sentence that somehow relates to the book. The first eight words are from the book; the rest of the words are from the top 500 used SAT/ACT word lists.

1. Parched (adj) (3)- dry, shriveled
2. Ruddy (adj) (3)- flushed, rosy
3. Desolate (adj) (19)- isolated
4. Stifle (33) (v)- suppress, hold back
5. Flank (51) (v)- border, line the edge of
6. Pilfer (111) (v)- steal
7. Ingenious (111) (adj)- clever, resourceful
8. Weary (112) (adj)- tired
9. Aberration (n)- a deviation from the expected course
10. Abase (v)- to lower, demean, lessen
11. Abide (v)- to put up with, tolerate
12. Abject (adj)- of the most miserable or contemptible kind
13. Bilk (v)- to cheat or swindle
14. Brusque (adj)- short, abrupt
15. Callous (adj)- harsh, unfeeling