VOCABULARY

The words on the following list may be unfamiliar to students. Assign one or two words to each student. Then ask students to complete a web for their word that includes a dictionary definition, the sentence from the book with the word, and an original sentence. Post the webs so that everyone can read and review them.

wagering

excavating

ignite

riled

grime

divining

distracted

ponging

knoll

drought

duster

shall

maggoty

festered

hoarding

spindly

infantile paralysis

gaunt

wince

mash

mottled

sorghum

chaos

diversification

antiseptic

musky

betrothal

chafed

squirreled

stupor

octaves

sod

biding

scowl

fidgety

kerosene

loitering

loping

lurking

astounded

aghast

vicarage

prime

succulent

circuit

conjuror

resplendent

rogue

enticed

scoundrels

rapscallions