Painless VocabularyDinosaur Man – Chapter 1
Dinosaur ManSet #1
•Extraordinary – supernatural, beyond ordinary
•Ardent – passionate
• Scrutinize – examining
•Regale – delight, entertain
•Procure - obtain
Dinosaur ManSet #2
•Devour – consume, eat greedily
•Ponder – to weigh, take time it deserves
•Endure – keep going
•Elicit - bring forth, draw out
• Sheer – complete or very thin, transparent
Dinosaur ManSet #3
•Cater – provide
•Adorn – decorate
• Former – previous/first
•Abates – subsides/stop
•Enthrall – captivate
Dinosaur Man
• The introductory essay describes a young child’s fascination with dinosaurs. Can you remember a time in your life when you were similarly fascinated? Maybe your fascination wasn’t with dinosaurs. Maybe you focused your energy on a new toy or a video game or your first cell phone or a sport or maybe even a subject in school.
• Write a good body paragraph (that is, one with a strong topic sentence, several supporting sentences, and a strong clincher sentence to wrap it up) about the fascination. Include at least 5 list words from this chapter.