Grade 6: Unit 4: Vocabulary from Readings

This list covers "The All-American Slurp," "Jeremiah's Song," "The Jacket," The First Skateboard in the History of the World, and The Phantom Tollbooth.
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  1. revolting
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  2. lavish
    characterized by extravagance and profusion
  3. mortified
    made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
  4. etiquette
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
  5. consumption
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth
  6. cope
    come to terms with
  7. stroke
    a loss of consciousness from the lack of oxygen in the brain
  8. diagnosis
    identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
  9. condition
    the state of health
  10. setback
    an unfortunate happening that thwarts or hinders
  11. profile
    an outline of something, especially a face from the side
  12. propeller
    device with blades that rotate to push against air or water
  13. shrivel
    decrease in size, range, or extent
  14. vicious
    able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
  15. camouflage
    fabric making a wearer hard to distinguish from a background
  16. protest
    utter words of objection
  17. agility
    the gracefulness of a quick and nimble person or animal
  18. administer
    give or apply, as a medication
  19. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  20. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  21. destination
    the place designated as the end, as of a race or journey
  22. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  23. ferocious
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  24. leisurely
    not hurried or forced
  25. crag
    a steep rugged rock or cliff
Created on Tue May 11 15:05:31 EDT 2021 (updated Wed May 12 13:03:25 EDT 2021)

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