Vocabulary Words - DOC

							Vocabulary Words
Bud, Not Buddy (Chapters 9-12)
Language Arts
Mrs. Kelley

1. accordion: a portable wind instrument with a small keyboard
and metal reeds
2. crick: a painful cramp or muscle spasm
3. critters: living creatures
4. devoured: ate up eagerly
5. flimsy: thin or frail
6. flyers: single page leaflets advertising an event
7. gory: full of bloodshed and violence
8. impressed: affected strongly and favorably
9. knickers: loose-fitting trousers gathered just below the knee
10. loathsome: extremely disgusting



11. paltry: having little or no value; mean and petty
12. porter: a sleeping-car attendant who waits on passengers
13. premium: high or unusual value
14. proper: well-behaved, suitable, or appropriate
15. puny: of small size or weak
16. resourceful: capable of coping with new or difficult situations
17. salvation: deliverance from destruction or evil
18. slogging: moving with great effort
19. sully: to stain the honor of or to disgrace
20. terminally: at the end



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MASTERY                         INTERPERSONAL



Create a sentence using each    Create a set of flashcards
vocabulary word the correct     for your 20 vocabulary words.
way.                            Put the word on 1 side & the
                                definition on the other.

***SENTENCES MUST HAVE          ***Bring to class to study
AT LEAST 10 WORDS!              with a friend.




UNDERSTANDING                   SELF EXPRESSIVE

List your 20 vocabulary words   Illustrate your 20 vocabulary
from most important to least    words & write a sentence
important.                      explaining each picture.

Explain your reasoning for
each.