Unit 2: Selection Vocabulary 1

This list covers Walk Two Moons, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, "Teenagers," and "Tableau."
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  1. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
    She was as crotchety and sullen as a three-legged mule, and I was not quite sure why.
  2. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
    She was as crotchety and sullen as a three-legged mule, and I was not quite sure why.
  3. tryout
    a test of the suitability of a performer
    Mrs. Winterbottom half-heartedly chipped away at the burned brownies and asked Prudence if she would have another chance at cheerleading tryouts.
  4. agenda
    an organized plan for matters to be attended to
    Prudence had her own agenda, just as I had had my own agenda that day my mother wanted me to walk with her.
  5. assure
    give somebody confidence of the truth of something
    Prudence said, "Well, I have more important things to worry about, I can assure you. I know I'm going to blow those cheerleading tryouts, I just know it."
  6. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
    “What did Mr. Jamison want?” she asked, her voice barely audible.
  7. imprison
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
    I released the firefly imprisoned in my hand and sat beside Papa and Stacey on the steps.
  8. mortgage
    a conveyance of property as security for repaying a loan
    “Baby, there’s bills to pay and ain’t no money coming in. Your mama’s got no job come fall and there’s the mortgage and next year’s taxes to think of.”
  9. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    From the edge of the lawn where Little Man and Christopher-John had ventured after lightning bugs, Little Man called, “Somebody’s coming!”
  10. overshadow
    cause to appear small by comparison
    Them other trees all around...that oak and walnut, they’re a lot bigger and they take up more room and give so much shade they almost overshadow that little ole fig.
  11. pace
    walk with slow or fast steps
    I pace the hall, hear whispers,
    a code I knew but can't remember,
    mouthed by mouths I taught to speak.
  12. code
    a system for transmitting messages in brevity or secrecy
    I pace the hall, hear whispers,
    a code I knew but can't remember,
    mouthed by mouths I taught to speak.
  13. familiar
    well known or easily recognized
    I see faces I once held,
    open as sunflowers in my hands. I see
    familiar skin now stretched on long bodies
    that move past me
    glowing almost like pearls.
  14. splendor
    a quality that outshines the usual
    Locked arm in arm they cross the way
    The black boy and the white,
    The golden splendor of the day
    The sable pride of night.
  15. fair
    (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
    From lowered blinds the dark folk stare
    And here the fair folk talk,
    Indignant that these two should dare
    In unison to walk.
  16. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    From lowered blinds the dark folk stare
    And here the fair folk talk,
    Indignant that these two should dare
    In unison to walk.
  17. unison
    the act of occurring together or simultaneously
    From lowered blinds the dark folk stare
    And here the fair folk talk,
    Indignant that these two should dare
    In unison to walk.
  18. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
    Oblivious to look and word
    They pass, and see no wonder
    That lightning brilliant as a sword
    Should blaze the path of thunder.
Created on Fri Nov 06 13:27:41 EST 2020 (updated Wed Nov 11 14:31:39 EST 2020)

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