Vocab Poster DUE DATES

O Chapters 1-8: Weds, 11/18

O Chapters 9-18: Weds, 11/25

O Chapters 19-25: Weds, Dec. 16

O NOTE: VOCAB TEST: MON DEC. 21

Freak the MightyBy:

Rodman Philbrick

VOCABULARY:Chapters 1-8

*Copy the definitions onto the lines adjacent to the

word boxes.*

UNVANQUISHEDO DEFINITION: CAN’T BE ARGUED WITH ;

UNDEFEATEDO SENTENCE: SHE HAD UNVANQUISHED

SINGING TALENT, AND WON “THE VOICE”.

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scuttleO Definition: a short, hurried run; to

scurry

O Sentence: The rabbit scuttled away when we got close.

sobriquetO Definition: a nickname

O Sentence: She received a new sobriquet at camp when the campers couldn’t pronounce her last name.

trajectoryO Definition: the curved path of an

object thrown into space

O Sentence: The trajectory of the rocket headed straight for the target.

hunkeringO Definition: to lumber along; walk or

move slowly and aimlessly

O Sentence: Bigfoot was sighted hunkering through the woods.

postulateO Definition: to hypothesize, to claim

the existence of somethingO Sentence: Galileo postulated that the

Earth was round.

DeficiencyO Definition: incompleteness, a lack of

somethingO Sentence: There was a Vitamin C

deficiency in his diet.

convergingO Definition: coming together from

different directions so as to eventually meet

O Sentence: The families were converging when they got married.

evasiveO Definition: Tending or trying to avoid

(trouble or difficulties)O Sentence: When asked where he was

during the crime, the suspect was evasive with his answers.

demeanorO Definition: conduct or behavior

O Sentence: She had a cheery and friendly demeanor.

depletedO Definition: supply is used upO Sentence: The video gamer’s

number of lives has been depleted.

questO Definition: an adventure or

expeditionO Sentence: Bilbo Baggins embarked

on an exciting quest in The Hobbit.

invincibleO Definition: incapable of being

conquered or defeatedO Sentence: Having survived cancer,

she felt invincible.

expelO Definition: To force to leave or banish

O Sentence: He was expelled from school after starting a fight with another student.

archetypeO Definition: A character, situation, or

symbol that is familiar to people from all cultures because it occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore.

O Sentence: The hero and his journey are archetypes included in many stories and movies.