Word list for Vocabulary Test on Friday, October 5, 2012

 “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto p. 21-25 (5)

Words to Know:  elective, scowl, quiver, ferocity, conviction, linger, trudge, portly, bluff, sheepishly (10)

 “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes p. 30 – 33

            Words to Know:  frail, suede, presentable, mistrust, barren (5)

 “Names Nombres” by Julia Alvarez p. 38-42

Words to Know:  ironically, ethnicity, usher, initial, merge, inevitably, specify, exotic, chaotic, convoluted

 “Zebra” by Chaim Potok p. 47 – 61 b  (15

Words to Know:  exuberantly, gaunt, menacing, wince, disciplinarian, intricate, encrusted, poised, jauntily, tensing (10)

 “Eleanor Roosevelt” p. 87 – 96 (9 )

            Words to Know:  brooding, combatant, prominent, migrant, priority (5)

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