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VOCABULARY: THE LAND I LOSTAND WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Language Arts
Announcements!!
Last week for “Tissues for Team Points”
SALT Trip Talent Show!
Grammar Quiz AND 2-3 sources due (must bring to class!!)
on… Thursday…Tsunamis Friday…Iron Kids and Cobras
pliedverb
Worked at
Trung was a skillful fisherman who successfully plied his trade on the river in front of their houses. Pg. 460
waivedverb
Gave up voluntarily
Lan’s mother agreed they should be married and even waived the custom whereby the bridegroom had to give the bride’s family a fat hog, six chickens… Pg. 460
infestedverb/adjective
Filled with large numbers (of something harmful)
Because crocodiles infested the river, people of our hamlet who lived along the riverbank chopped down trees… Pg.462
wilyadjective
Sly; clever in a sneaky way
This evening, a wily crocodile had avoided the barrier by crawling up the riverbank and sneaked up behind Lan. Pg. 462
hallucinationnoun
Perception of something that isn’t really there
…but they all believed that he was the victim of a hallucination. Pg. 462
placateverb
Calm or soothe (someone who is angry)
…dance and sing to placate the angry crocodile… Pg. 462
incoherentlyadverb
Not clearly
He talked to them incoherently and pointed his finger at the strange tree on the island. Pg. 464
avengeverb
Get revenge for; get even for
Please protect me so that I can find a way to kill the beast in order to free you from its spell and avenge your tragic death. Pg. 464
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