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