Vocabulary 1Vocabulary 1Austin 11thAustin 11th

abrogateabrogateDoes abrogate Does abrogate

meanmean• To exerciseTo exercise• To abolish by To abolish by

official meansofficial means• To make a To make a

bridgebridge• To lessen To lessen

IIn the aftermath of the terrorist bombing of the n the aftermath of the terrorist bombing of the Alfred Murrah BuildingAlfred Murrah Building in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, Congress—which had on April 19, 1995, Congress—which had been trying to legislatively abrogate not been trying to legislatively abrogate not only the 2nd Amendment, but to limit free only the 2nd Amendment, but to limit free speech and religious liberty under the 1st speech and religious liberty under the 1st Amendment in the United States since the Amendment in the United States since the mid-1960s—Congress responded by trying mid-1960s—Congress responded by trying to push the to push the Anti-Terrorist Act of 1995Anti-Terrorist Act of 1995 through both Houses of Congress while through both Houses of Congress while America was still in shock and would not America was still in shock and would not resist the illegal abrogation of their rights resist the illegal abrogation of their rights under the guise of protecting Americans under the guise of protecting Americans from domestic terrorists like from domestic terrorists like Timothy Timothy McVeigh McVeigh andand Terry Nichols Terry Nichols

cachecacheDoes cache Does cache

meanmean

•A type of knitA type of knit

•To trade for To trade for profitprofit

•A pirateA pirate

•A hiding placeA hiding place

consecrateconsecrateDoes consecrate Does consecrate

meanmean• To make holyTo make holy• To think about To think about

seriouslyseriously• To dedicateTo dedicate• To make To make

permanentpermanent

dastardlydastardlyDoes Does dastardly dastardly meanmean

•Mean and Mean and evilevil

•HeavenlyHeavenly

•Cowardly, Cowardly, sneakysneaky

•truthfultruthful

• Dastardly would usually Dastardly would usually gain a large lead then, gain a large lead then, execute all sorts of execute all sorts of elaborate schemes to elaborate schemes to trap, divert, blow up or trap, divert, blow up or stop the other racers, stop the other racers, only to see them only to see them backfire spectacularly. backfire spectacularly.

invigorateinvigorateDoes invigorate Does invigorate

meanmean

• To study To study intenselyintensely

• To strengthenTo strengthen

• To weakenTo weaken

• To deny a right To deny a right

consternationconsternationDoes consternation meanDoes consternation mean

• Related to heavenly Related to heavenly bodiesbodies

• Existing everywhere Existing everywhere at onceat once

• Alarm that leads to Alarm that leads to confusionconfusion

• Strict rulesStrict rules

renownrenownDoes renown meanDoes renown mean

•FameFame

•RenameRename

•A A reproductionreproduction

•To mockTo mock

sullensullenDoes sullen meanDoes sullen mean

•To sink to a To sink to a low levellow level

•ContemplatiContemplativeve

•To be happyTo be happy•To sulkTo sulk

upshotupshotDoes upshot meanDoes upshot mean

•AngerAnger•OutcomeOutcome•The best The best

outcome of outcome of a situationa situation

•A happy dayA happy day

haughtyhaughtyDoes haughty meanDoes haughty mean

•VainVain

•FunnyFunny

•SlowSlow•FastFast

The Wonderful Wizard of OzThe Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank BaumL. Frank Baum

• Dorothy lives on a small farm in Dorothy lives on a small farm in Kansas with Aunt Em and Uncle Kansas with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. When a cyclone hits, Henry. When a cyclone hits, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are carried away in the farmhouse. carried away in the farmhouse. They land in a strange place They land in a strange place where a good witch and tiny where a good witch and tiny people called Munchkins greet people called Munchkins greet them. Dorothy's house has them. Dorothy's house has landed on (and killed) the landed on (and killed) the Wicked Witch of the East. Wicked Witch of the East. Dorothy takes the Wicked Dorothy takes the Wicked Witch's charmed silver Witch's charmed silver shoesshoes, , and the good witch gives her a and the good witch gives her a protective kiss on her forehead protective kiss on her forehead so she can reach Oz safely. so she can reach Oz safely. Dorothy hopes that the Wizard Dorothy hopes that the Wizard of Oz will be able to send her of Oz will be able to send her back to Kansas, so she sets off back to Kansas, so she sets off on the yellow brick road.on the yellow brick road.

The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the SeaErnest HemingwayErnest Hemingway

• The Old Man and the The Old Man and the SeaSea is the story of an is the story of an epic struggle between epic struggle between an old, seasoned an old, seasoned fisherman and the fisherman and the greatest catch of his greatest catch of his life. For eighty-four life. For eighty-four days, Santiago, an aged days, Santiago, an aged Cuban fisherman, has Cuban fisherman, has set out to sea and set out to sea and returned empty-returned empty-handed. handed.

The Adventures of Huckleberry The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFinn

Mark TwainMark Twain• The Adventures of The Adventures of

Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry Finn opens by familiarizing opens by familiarizing us with the events of us with the events of the novel that the novel that preceded it, preceded it, The The Adventures of Tom Adventures of Tom Sawyer.Sawyer. Both novels Both novels are set in the town of are set in the town of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Missouri, which lies on Missouri, which lies on the banks of the the banks of the Mississippi River. Mississippi River.

The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the BaskervillesSir Arthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Conan Doyle

• The Hound of the The Hound of the BaskervillesBaskervilles opens with a opens with a mini mystery—Sherlock mini mystery—Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Holmes and Dr. Watson speculate on the identity of speculate on the identity of the owner of a cane that the owner of a cane that has been left in their office has been left in their office by an unknown visitor. by an unknown visitor. Wowing Watson with his Wowing Watson with his fabulous powers of fabulous powers of observation, Holmes observation, Holmes predicts the appearance of predicts the appearance of James Mortimer, owner of James Mortimer, owner of the found object and a the found object and a convenient entrée into the convenient entrée into the baffling curse of the baffling curse of the Baskervilles.Baskervilles.

Robin HoodRobin HoodPaul CreswickPaul Creswick

• Robin Hood is a legendary Robin Hood is a legendary hero of English folklore. In hero of English folklore. In the old tales, Robin Hood is the old tales, Robin Hood is an expert archer and good-an expert archer and good-hearted outlaw who lives in hearted outlaw who lives in England's Sherwood Forest England's Sherwood Forest and "robs from the rich and "robs from the rich and gives to the poor." He and gives to the poor." He loves Maid Marian, leads a loves Maid Marian, leads a band known as the Merry band known as the Merry Men (which includes Friar Men (which includes Friar Tuck and the oversized Tuck and the oversized Little John) and torments Little John) and torments the evil Sheriff of the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Nottingham.

coulrophobiacoulrophobia•Fear Fear of of clownsclowns