Unit 4: Selection Vocabulary 4

This list covers Freak the Mighty, "The Ransom of Red Chief," and "Oranges."
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  1. humongous
    very large
    So I go over there to his back yard, trying to be real quiet, but I’m not good at sneaking up, not with these humongous feet, and he turns and faces me with that crutch raised up like he’s ready to hit a grand slam on my head.
  2. periodic
    happening or recurring at regular intervals
    All mechanical objects require periodic maintenance.
  3. maintenance
    activity involved in keeping something in good working order
    All mechanical objects require periodic maintenance.
  4. installation
    the act of setting something up for use
    We’ll schedule installation of a new propulsion unit as soon as the Fair Gwen of Air gets a replacement.
  5. propulsion
    a force causing to move forward
    We’ll schedule installation of a new propulsion unit as soon as the Fair Gwen of Air gets a replacement.
  6. ferocious
    marked by extreme and violent energy
    At last, I fell into a troubled sleep, and dreamed that I had been kidnapped and chained to a tree by a ferocious pirate with red hair.
  7. reconnoiter
    explore, often with a goal of finding something or somebody
    Now, you and the Chief get up and cook breakfast, while I go up on the top of this mountain and reconnoitre.
  8. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
    So, to relieve Bill, I acceded, and we collaborated a letter that ran this way...
  9. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
    “Great pirates of Penzance!” says I; “of all the impudent—”
    But I glanced at Bill, and hesitated.
  10. weight
    burden with a load
    The first time I walked
    With a girl, I was twelve,
    Cold, and weighted down
    With two oranges in my jacket.
  11. rouge
    makeup consisting of powder applied to the cheeks
    A dog barked at me, until
    She came out pulling
    At her gloves, face bright
    With rouge.
  12. tiered
    having or arranged in layers or levels
    I turned to the candies
    Tiered like bleachers,
    And asked what she wanted—
  13. bleachers
    set of tiered seats from which an audience watches an event
    I turned to the candies
    Tiered like bleachers,
    And asked what she wanted—
  14. hiss
    move with a whooshing sound
    Outside,
    A few cars hissing past,
    Fog hanging like old
    Coats between the trees.
Created on Thu Apr 08 15:27:03 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Apr 13 16:40:14 EDT 2021)

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