City Of Ember
Vocab
Instructions
Weary: Feeling tired
After climbing to the top of the mountain, I had to sit and rest my weary muscle
Inhabit: To live in
The ant farm was inhabited with numerous ants.
Endeavor : serious effort
It was quite a challenging endeavor to get all of my homework done in less than 40 minutes.
Honorable: Someone who is reliable and trustworthy
The honorable Judge Lydia is well respected for leading a fair and just courtroom.
Chap 1 pages 4-10
Urgent: Requiring immediate action or attention
The principal interrupted class with a brief urgent message reminding students to go straight to the busses at the end of the day.
Bulge: a rounded or swollen area
The Chinese food container had a large bulge on the top, because it was over stuffed with rice.
Ch 1 continued
Trudge: walk slowly and with heavy steps
The exhausted racers slowly trudged through the thick mud.
Scowl: a facial expression made when angry
The angry teacher scowled at the student when, he continuously called out.
wretched: Of poor quality or very bad
I need to get rid of this wretched car before I unexpectedly get stranded on the side of the road.
Labyrinth: a maze
We wearily walked through the labyrinth for hours, but could not find our way out.
Chap 2
Immense: Extreme or large
The universe is an immense cluster of stars, planets, and space debris.
Plummet: to search through trash to find useful things
The frightened girl watched as the lamp plummeted to the floor when she accidentally hit it with her elbow.
Scavenge: full of strong desire; impatient
The clever family scavenged through their neighbors trash and often did not have to spend money on common every day items.
Reverberate to reecho or resound
Her beautiful singing reverberated loudly through the house.
Loom: to come into view, often with a threatening appearance
The dark clouds slowly loomed overhead and gave an ominous feeling.
Diminish: to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, reduce.
The class points quickly diminished before the glum students’ eyes because they did not stop talking.
Chapter 3
Turbulent:causing a disturbance
The turbulent storms quickly caused the solid building to turn to rubble.
chasm: deep crack or opening in the surface of the earth
The young cowboy was not carefully watching where he was riding and almost rode his horse straight into a chasm.
generator: a machine that converts mechanical energy into electricity
The humongous generators at Hoover Dam constantly convert the energy that they gather from Lake Mead to create electricity.
Plod: To walk heavily and slowly or with effort
We slowly plodded through the thick mud on the banks of the river looking for crayfish.
Chapter 5
Muddle: to make confused; mix up
Her mind had become so muddled that she accidentally wore two different shoes to school.
Flail: to wave or swing wildly
Because the man was trying to get everyone’s attention, he flailed his arms wildly in the air and screamed at the top of his lungs.
Startle: To cause a person or animal to feel sudden shock or alarm
When Lina was walking down the street, she heard some startling news about more items that are becoming scarce in Ember.
Summon: authoritatively or urgently call someone to you
Plead: To beg
When Lina finally found tiny Poppy, she swiftly summoned the child over to her.
Chapter 6
Chortle: laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle
The silly children were wholeheartedly chortling while watching the humorous movie.
Incomprehensible: able to be understood
Because the student had too much food in her tiny mouth, her story was completely incomprehensible.
Jostle: to push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd.
The enormous angry crowd yelled loudly and rudely jostled for space while crammed into the minuscule room.
Kiosk: a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc., are sold or town information is posted
The town meeting information was quickly posted on the large red kiosk.
Trample: to tread (walk heavily) on someone or something
When the crowd started jostling for space, a helpless child was suddenly pushed to the ground and trampled.
Chapter 8
Urgent: Urgent: requiring immediate action or attention
Synonyms: serious, crucial, vital, important
The mean men of the pipeworks viscously taunted Doon because he spent his free time carefully observing bugs.
Taunt: To tease or make fun of someone repeatedly
Synonyms: insult, abuse, criticize
Crevice: a crack forming an opening
Synonyms: gap, rift, fissure
Gnarled: twisted, knotted, or distorted
Gnarled: twisted, knotted, or distorted
The ancient gnarled tree was ominously looming in the distance with its twisted and knotted branches.
Synonyms: twisted, bent
Chapter 9
Descend: to go down
Slope or plummet
Unfortunately, students’ reading grades on their TFK response sheets are rapidly descending.
Astonish: to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise
I was suddenly astonished to see the gigantic multi-colored rainbow gracefully spread across the crystal clear blue sky.
Wonder, amaze, awe
I was astonished to see the rainbow spread across the sky.
Glum: feeling of sadness
The dark cloudy skies caused a glum feeling to suddenly spread throughout the large crowd.
Solemn, gloomy, dreary
Chapter 10
Hoarse: having a vocal tone that sound weak, breathy, or raspy
Synonyms: Croaky, husky
Because the coach was excitedly yelling to his athletic players the entire game, his tire voice sounded hoarse the next day.
Whittle: to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.
Because Lina did not have a pencil sharpener, she had to carefully whittle the old stubby pencils with a sharp knife.
Synonym: carve
Methodical: performed, or acting in a systematic way
The young girl methodically drew the other bright and cheerful city from her vivid dreams.
Synonyms: systematic; orderly:
Wince: to draw back or tense the body from pain
When Lina was carelessly walking through her darkened untidy house, she hit her toe on a table and winced in pain.
Synonym: flinch, grimace, scowl
Vocab
Instructions
Weary: Feeling tired
After climbing to the top of the mountain, I had to sit and rest my weary muscle
Inhabit: To live in
The ant farm was inhabited with numerous ants.
Endeavor : serious effort
It was quite a challenging endeavor to get all of my homework done in less than 40 minutes.
Honorable: Someone who is reliable and trustworthy
The honorable Judge Lydia is well respected for leading a fair and just courtroom.
Chap 1 pages 4-10
Urgent: Requiring immediate action or attention
The principal interrupted class with a brief urgent message reminding students to go straight to the busses at the end of the day.
Bulge: a rounded or swollen area
The Chinese food container had a large bulge on the top, because it was over stuffed with rice.
Ch 1 continued
Trudge: walk slowly and with heavy steps
The exhausted racers slowly trudged through the thick mud.
Scowl: a facial expression made when angry
The angry teacher scowled at the student when, he continuously called out.
wretched: Of poor quality or very bad
I need to get rid of this wretched car before I unexpectedly get stranded on the side of the road.
Labyrinth: a maze
We wearily walked through the labyrinth for hours, but could not find our way out.
Chap 2
Immense: Extreme or large
The universe is an immense cluster of stars, planets, and space debris.
Plummet: to search through trash to find useful things
The frightened girl watched as the lamp plummeted to the floor when she accidentally hit it with her elbow.
Scavenge: full of strong desire; impatient
The clever family scavenged through their neighbors trash and often did not have to spend money on common every day items.
Reverberate to reecho or resound
Her beautiful singing reverberated loudly through the house.
Loom: to come into view, often with a threatening appearance
The dark clouds slowly loomed overhead and gave an ominous feeling.
Diminish: to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, reduce.
The class points quickly diminished before the glum students’ eyes because they did not stop talking.
Chapter 3
Turbulent:causing a disturbance
The turbulent storms quickly caused the solid building to turn to rubble.
chasm: deep crack or opening in the surface of the earth
The young cowboy was not carefully watching where he was riding and almost rode his horse straight into a chasm.
generator: a machine that converts mechanical energy into electricity
The humongous generators at Hoover Dam constantly convert the energy that they gather from Lake Mead to create electricity.
Plod: To walk heavily and slowly or with effort
We slowly plodded through the thick mud on the banks of the river looking for crayfish.
Chapter 5
Muddle: to make confused; mix up
Her mind had become so muddled that she accidentally wore two different shoes to school.
Flail: to wave or swing wildly
Because the man was trying to get everyone’s attention, he flailed his arms wildly in the air and screamed at the top of his lungs.
Startle: To cause a person or animal to feel sudden shock or alarm
When Lina was walking down the street, she heard some startling news about more items that are becoming scarce in Ember.
Summon: authoritatively or urgently call someone to you
Plead: To beg
When Lina finally found tiny Poppy, she swiftly summoned the child over to her.
Chapter 6
Chortle: laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle
The silly children were wholeheartedly chortling while watching the humorous movie.
Incomprehensible: able to be understood
Because the student had too much food in her tiny mouth, her story was completely incomprehensible.
Jostle: to push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd.
The enormous angry crowd yelled loudly and rudely jostled for space while crammed into the minuscule room.
Kiosk: a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc., are sold or town information is posted
The town meeting information was quickly posted on the large red kiosk.
Trample: to tread (walk heavily) on someone or something
When the crowd started jostling for space, a helpless child was suddenly pushed to the ground and trampled.
Chapter 8
Urgent: Urgent: requiring immediate action or attention
Synonyms: serious, crucial, vital, important
The mean men of the pipeworks viscously taunted Doon because he spent his free time carefully observing bugs.
Taunt: To tease or make fun of someone repeatedly
Synonyms: insult, abuse, criticize
Crevice: a crack forming an opening
Synonyms: gap, rift, fissure
Gnarled: twisted, knotted, or distorted
Gnarled: twisted, knotted, or distorted
The ancient gnarled tree was ominously looming in the distance with its twisted and knotted branches.
Synonyms: twisted, bent
Chapter 9
Descend: to go down
Slope or plummet
Unfortunately, students’ reading grades on their TFK response sheets are rapidly descending.
Astonish: to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise
I was suddenly astonished to see the gigantic multi-colored rainbow gracefully spread across the crystal clear blue sky.
Wonder, amaze, awe
I was astonished to see the rainbow spread across the sky.
Glum: feeling of sadness
The dark cloudy skies caused a glum feeling to suddenly spread throughout the large crowd.
Solemn, gloomy, dreary
Chapter 10
Hoarse: having a vocal tone that sound weak, breathy, or raspy
Synonyms: Croaky, husky
Because the coach was excitedly yelling to his athletic players the entire game, his tire voice sounded hoarse the next day.
Whittle: to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.
Because Lina did not have a pencil sharpener, she had to carefully whittle the old stubby pencils with a sharp knife.
Synonym: carve
Methodical: performed, or acting in a systematic way
The young girl methodically drew the other bright and cheerful city from her vivid dreams.
Synonyms: systematic; orderly:
Wince: to draw back or tense the body from pain
When Lina was carelessly walking through her darkened untidy house, she hit her toe on a table and winced in pain.
Synonym: flinch, grimace, scowl
Frindle Finale
--Create a list of themes that were present in the story.
--Select the top three themes and explain where they were present in the story.
--Describe an event in a story that changed the way that others feel about a character. How did this event change the way the character felt about him/herself?
--Be sure to support your answer with details from the text
--Create 3 symbols and explain how they are important to the story.
--Character trait paragraph. Select either Nick or Mrs. Granger
--Topic Sentence, Detail, Reason, or Fact, Example, (Supporting Quote), Elaborate, explain how your quote demonstrates the action or words of that character trait. Conclusion Sentence, tie back to your topic sentence
--Summarize the story: beginning, middle, and end. Shows clear examples of important details from text.
When completing your vocab quadrants, must have all four quadrants filled in: definition, picture, synonym, and sentence. If I listed more than one sentence for the vocab word, you only need to choose one of them.
Frindle Vocab
Chapter 1
--Pounce= to jump on in order to seize or attack
Synonyms=spring or jump
Sentence: The lion pounced on the prey, but missed and the gazelle escaped into the grasslands.
--Jolt=push or shake roughly, or give a surprise or shock
Synonyms=surprise or shock
The teacher threw a jolt of excitement into the class when she decided to have a snowball fight
Chapter 3-4
--Acquaint (verb): To make or become familiar or informed
We acquainted ourselves with the customs of Costa Rica before we went there, by reading and researching online.
--Delay (verb): to put off, slow down, or postpone
--Guarantee (noun): a way of making sure of a certain outcome or result.
I bought my tickets early so that I was guaranteed to have a great seat at the show.The train was delayed by 15 minutes because there was a dog stuck on the tracks.
Hesitate (verb): To pause or hold back because of feeling unsure.
The student hesitated before she answered because she didn’t want to get the answer wrong in front of her peers.
chapter 5
Primly (adverb): describes a verb that is done in a proper and precise manner.
Mrs. Granger sat primly in her chair waiting for Nick to deliver his speech.
Profound: deep or intense
We felt profound joy when we realized that our dog was going to pull through from his surgery.
Beam: to smile largely
When I showed my mom the grade on my paper, she was beaming with joy
Chapter 6 & 7
Absorb (verb): to hold the attention of
Nick was so absorbed in his own thoughts, he ran right into Janet.
Forbid: To order against with authority.
It is strictly forbidden to leave your nasty uneaten fruits and veggies on your tables when you leave for the day.
I absolutely forbid you to say mean or hurtful things to each other.
Rebel: to resist or fight against the authority or the government
The students led a strong rebellion against the stubborn teachers who wouldn’t stop giving them homework on the weekends.
Because the citizens were angry about the new harsh laws being put into place, they promptly decided to rebel and hold peaceful protests.
Vandal: a person who damages or destroys property
The deceitful vandals who carelessly threw toilet paper all over the boy’s bathroom were promptly caught and forced to clean the floors every day with toothbrushes after school.
It truly makes me furious to see all the obnoxious vandalism of graffiti and broken glass around our beautiful school community.
Chapter 10
Occasional:happens infrequently or irregularly
Synonyms: rare, sporadic, every once in a while
I try to make sure my homework is done every night, but unfortunately, I get the occasional minus.
Merely: Barely, just or simply
Synonyms: barely or simply
There is no reason for Nick to be in trouble. He is merely making up a word to prove he is a thinker.
fad: A trend that is very popular but eventually goes out of style
Synonyms: trend
Rainbow looms are still pretty popular, but they are merely a fad, they will eventually go out of style.
Brief: Something that happens quickly
Synonyms: shortened
"Please excuse this brief interruption, there is to be not type of “cheese touch,” games being played in school,” Dr. Grisham announced over the loud speaker.