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The Incredible Journey Vocabulary

The Incredible Journey Vocabulary. Week 5 January 9-13, 2012. apparition. Apparition is a NOUN.

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The Incredible Journey Vocabulary

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  1. The Incredible Journey Vocabulary Week 5 January 9-13, 2012

  2. apparition • Apparition is a NOUN. • Matt had been wandering in the Sahara for two days, without water, when he saw an apparition of the lake he fished in back home; he didn’t realize until after he had been rescued that it was only a mirage • Notice that the word is not used as an action or state of being, nor is it used to describe a noun.

  3. baleful • Baleful is an ADJECTIVE. • Eighth graders used to call my baleful glare “the look of death,” and then they would laugh at me. • Notice that the word is not used as an action or state of being, nor is it used as the subject (noun) of the sentence)

  4. capitulate • Capitulate is a VERB. • While Huey was chewing on a tennis ball, Chewy approached him and whimpered, so Huey capitulated and gave Chewy the ball. • Notice that the word is not used to describe a noun, nor is it a person, place, thing, or idea.

  5. initiate • Initiate is a VERB. • The conventional way to initiate a meeting is a handshake. • Notice that the word is not used to describe a noun, nor is it a person, place, thing, or idea.

  6. insolent • Insolent is an ADJECTIVE. • Being an insolent customer at a restaurant will not make you popular with the wait staff. • Notice that the word is not used as an action or state of being, nor is it used as the subject (noun) of the sentence).

  7. pliant • Pliant is an ADJECTIVE. • Guidance Counselors must be pliant, because no matter how well they have planned their days, there are always interruptions • Notice that the word is not used as an action or state of being, nor is it used as the subject (noun) of the sentence)

  8. poseur • Poseur is a NOUN. • It was sad to watch Molly be a poseur when her wealthy family member came for a visit, because she made herself look so fake. • Notice that the word is not used as an action or state of being, nor is it used to describe a noun.

  9. unprecedented • Unprecedented is an ADJECTIVE. • Athletes have made unprecedented advances in Olympic sports in the last twenty years. • Notice that the word is not used as an action or state of being, nor is it used as the subject (noun) of the sentence).

  10. voracious • Voracious is an ADJECTIVE. • After for waiting for me to get home, Huey voraciously inhales his dinner; sometimes I don’t think he even chews! • Notice that the word is not used as an action or state of being, nor is it used as the subject (noun) of the sentence).

  11. wrest • Wrest is a VERB. • My niece Emily used to grab my hair and hold on tight, so I would have to wrest it out of her chubby little hands. • Notice that the word is not used to describe a noun, nor is it a person, place, thing, or idea

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