COPPER SUN VOCABULARY REVIEW

MS. K. M. PHILLIPS

ENGLISH 9

PCHS

CAJOLED

Sentence: Many times he had to be carried or cajoled into continuing the journey.

Part of Speech: VerbDefinition: persuading someone to do something

by promising something in return

INCONSOLABLE

Sentence: He pushed her in the direction of the kitchen to scream in protest, inconsolable.

Part of Speech: AdjectiveDefinition: extremely sad and not able to be

comforted

MAR

Sentence: It might mar our child.Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: to hurt or damage the good condition of something.

SENTRY

Sentence: Noah continued to stand like a sentry at the door, never moving, never displaying any emotion.

Part of Speech: NounDefinition: a soldier who guards

RAPT

Sentence: Polly looked around with rapt curiosity.Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: showing complete interest in something

INSUBORDINATION

Sentence: I will not tolerate insubordination.Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: the act of disobedience to authority

COWERED

Sentence: Amari cowered close to Afi, sure that her life was about to end.

Part of Speech: VerbDefinition: to bend in shame

LAMENT

Sentence: It was the lament sung at a funeral--a death song.

Part of Speech: NounDefinition: an expression of grief or sorrow

DIMINUTIVE

Sentence: In spite of Teenie’s diminutive size, Amari noticed that no one ever questioned her authority in the kitchen, not even the white people who lived in the main house.

Part of Speech: AdjectiveDefinition: tiny, small in stature

ASSIMILATE

Sentence: The next three months were hot, confusing, and miserable as Amari tried to assimilate into the culture of plantation life.Part of Speech: Verb (part of infinitive phrase)Definition: to adopt the ways of another society

INDENTURE

Sentence: Why did you decide to purchase the girl’s indenture?

Part of Speech: NounDefinition: a contract binding one person to work

for another for a given period of time

EXPANSESentence: A few stared at the pale blue sky, the

deep blue of the unbelievable expanse of water, and the death house that tossed on the waves in the distance.

Part of Speech: NounDefinition: a large and usually flat open space or

area

FETID

Sentence: They were whipped and chained and led back to the fetid dungeon where they had been all night.

Part of Speech: AdjectiveDefinition: having a strong, unpleasant smell

SURMISED

Sentence: Amari surmised that women from many different tribes and countries were imprisoned here---Ibo, Ga, and Mandinka.

Part of Speech: VerbDefinition: having a thought or idea based on a

guess

ACRID

Sentence: The smell of sharp, acrid smoke, not of gentle hearth fires, but of the flames of destruction, followed them.

Part of Speech: AdjectiveDefinition: bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell

CHIDED

Sentence: “You should be helping us make this yarn, my daughter,” her mother chided gently.

Part of Speech: VerbDefinition: expressing mild disapproval

EMACIATED

Sentence: Rats, now grown huge and healthy, chewed on the emaciated bodies of some of the men chained there.

Part of Speech: AdjectiveDefinition: extremely weak and thin

PUNGENT

Sentence: If she closed her eyes, she could almost smell the pungent fish stew.

Part of Speech: AdjectiveDefinition: a strong, sharp taste or smell

INDIGNANT

Sentence: Amari still wasn’t sure of how she felt about Polly, who at first seemed to be indignant that she wasn’t working in the big house.

Part of Speech: AdjectiveDefinition: feeling or showing anger because of

something that is unfair or wrong

ACQUISITION

Sentence: They had been traveling for almost two hours when Mr. Derby announced, “Well, Clay, what shall we call our latest acquisition?”

Part of Speech: NounDefinition: something or someone acquired or

gained