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Vocabulary Expansion with The Acorn People: Key Terms and Their Meanings

Discover essential vocabulary words from "The Acorn People" day by day. Each entry provides definitions, pronunciations, and contextual meanings for a variety of terms including adjectives, verbs, and nouns that enrich your understanding of the narrative. Explore words like "Raucous," "Gargantuan," and "Compassion," and learn how to integrate them into your vocabulary. Perfect for educators and students alike, this guide will enhance language skills and foster deeper comprehension of literature.

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Vocabulary Expansion with The Acorn People: Key Terms and Their Meanings

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  1. The Acorn People Vocabulary

  2. Day 1 • Raucous – adj.[raw-kuh-s] harsh disorderly , rowdy • Gargantuan adj. (gah-gan-choo-uhn] gigantic,immense, colossal • Convulsions [ken-vul-shun] an intense, involuntary muscle contraction • Mongoloid n.(Down’s Sydrome) [mog-guh-loid] of or affected with th characteristics of Down’s Syndrome – agenetic disability characterized by an exta chromosome and mental retardation. • Compassion n.–[kuhm-psh-uhn] a feeling of deep sympathy for another who is suffering • Orchestrate v. [awr-kuh-streyt] to arrange or manipulate by clever planning • Eerie [er-ee] adj.uncanny, strange, weird, so as to inspire fear

  3. Day 2 • Hydroplane –[hay-druh-playne] v. to skim over water at high speeds like a sea plane • Perpetual –adj. [ per-pech-oo-uhl] continuing or enduring forever • Contemplate – v. [kon-tuhm-playt] to look at thoughtfully • Pent – v.[ pent] shut up confined]

  4. Day 3 • Errant [er-uh-nt] adj. straying away from the regular or accepted • course • Tentacles [ten –te-kelz] n. elongated organs on some invertebrates, insects or plants. • Jubilation n. [an emotion association with happiness or celebration • Exploits [ek-sploit] n. an act or deed especially one that is brilliant or heroic • Ascend v. [uh-send] to move or climb upward

  5. Day 6 • Trudge – v. [trudj] to walk in a tired manner • Dignitaries – n. [dig- ni- ter -eez] a group of people who hold a high office or position as in government or church • Taunts- n. [tontz] words or remarks used to insult a ridicule someone • Prowess- n. [prou-is] exceptional bravery or ability. • Speculation – n. consideration of some subject or a process of consideration.

  6. Day 7-8-10 • Outrage- n.[out-reyj] an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency. • Scrawled – v. skrôl- d) To write hastily or illegibly. • Stationary – adj. [stey-shuh-ner-ee] standing still ; not moving • Flurry - n / [flur-ee, fluhr-ee] a sudden commotion o excitement • Efficiency – adj.[i-fish-uhn-see] , The state of being efficient; or competent in the performance of a job. • Resuscitate v. [ri-suhs-i-teyt] to revive • Cavorting- v kə-vôrt') To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper. • Smugness- n. [smuhg nez] contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent • Symemetrical- adj. [si-me-tri-kuhl] • Characterized by or exhibiting symtry, well proportioned as a body or a whole; regular in form o arrangement of corresponding parts. • Inebriated adj. in-ee-bree-yet-id drunk; intoxicated

  7. Pages 55-68 • Gallantry n. [gal-uhn-tree] dashing courage , heroic bravery • Crescendo n. [kri-shen-doh, a gradual increase in loudness or force • Unabated adj. [uhn-uh-bey-tid] with undiminished force power, or vigor, • Spontaneous adv. [spon-tey-nee-uhs] coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency • Junket n.  [juhng-kit] • a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing. • Crescendo n.    [kri-shen-doh, • a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force. • Sashay v.    [sa-shey] • to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly • Diminish – v. [di-min-ish] • to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. • Virginia Reel n. noun • an American country dance in which the partners start by facing each other in two lines.

  8. Pages 69-80 • Conga n. kong-guh] • a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line. • Exhilaration – n. [ig-zil-uh-rey-shuh • To enliven , to stimulate, to excite • Romanticize v.  [roh-man-tuh-sahyz] • to hold romantic notions, ideas, etc. • preen v.  [preen] • to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp: • to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp: • buffet- v. buhf-it] • to force one's way by a fight, struggle • perceptible- adj. bəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [per-sep-tuh-buh • Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind. • Concoction – n.  [kon-kok-shuh • A combination of ingredients. • Morale – n.  [muh-ral] • emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, • Desperation- n des-puh-rey-shuh • the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair.

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