Rikki Tikki Tavi Vocabulary

“The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Monkey’s Paw” Vocabulary

placidly (adverb) Calmly presumptuous (adjective) overly bold, confident credulity ( noun) tendency to believe too readily prosaic (adjective) ordinary, unimaginative avaricious (adjective) greedy for money averted (verb) turned away, prevented inaudible (adjective) incapable of being heard apathy (noun) lack of emotion or interest resounded (verb) echoed reverberated (verb) echoed acute (adjective) sharp, sensitive vexed (adjective) disturbed, annoyed sagacity (noun) intelligence and good judgment refrained (verb) held back wary (adjective) cautious suavity (noun) smoothness, politeness audacity (noun) boldness vehemently (adverb) forcefully, passionately gesticulations (noun) energetic gestures derision (noun) contempt, ridicule VOCAB ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK a. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER.

1. List as many adjectives as you can think of that end in “ous” 2. What famous expression uses “haste”? What does the expression mean? 3. What does “Lake Placid” mean? Where is it and what is it famous for? 4. What popular girl’s name comes from “amiable”? What does the name mean? Due Dec. 8th, Wed. b. For each vocabulary word, try to think of other words that relate to it. Make a list. Be sure you know what the word means.( Don’t worry if you can’t do this for every word. Try your best). Ex. Credulous- incredible- credible means believable, in means not. Inaudible- auditorium, audio-visual “together”. Due Dec. 8th, Wed. c. Do the vocab boxes handout. Do one vocab box for each word. Use these vocab boxes to help you study. Due Tuesday, the 14th d. Study for your vocab quiz on next Tuesday, the 14th. Use the vocab boxes to help you.