Vocabulary 6

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2. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read it: Unfathomable • Watch it: (look at me) • Say it: unfathomable • Count it: un-fath-om-a-ble

3. Unfathomable • Part of Speech: adjective • Prefix: un- • Prefix Definition: not

4. unfathomable: Prediction Time! He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school (10).

5. Think, Pair, Share! • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

6. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: incredulous • Watch It: (look at me) • Say It: incredulous • Count It: in-cred-u-lous

7. incredulous • Part of Speech: adjective • Prefix: in- • Prefix Definition: in, into, not

8. incredulous: Prediction Time! She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face. (24)

9. Think, Pair, Share! • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

10. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: nonchalantly • Watch It: (Look at me) • Say It: nonchalantly • Count It: non-cha-lant-ly

11. nonchalantly • Part of Speech: adverb • Prefix: non- • Prefix Definition: not

12. nonchalantly: Prediction Time! “Okay,” I said nonchalantly, “might as well.” (25)

13. Think, Pair, Share! • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

14. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: vaguely • Watch It: (Look at me) • Say It: vaguely • Count It: vague-ly

15. vaguely • Part of Speech: adverb

16. vaguely: Prediction Time! I wonder about it vaguely. Dally had seen people killed on the streets of New York. Why did he look sick now? (33)

17. Think, Pair, Share! • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

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19. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read it: indignant • Watch it: (look at me) • Say it: indignant • Count it: in-dig-nant

20. Indignant • Part of Speech: adjective • Prefix: in- • Prefix Definition: in

21. indignant: Prediction Time! “ . . . I skipped breakfast and I’m about starved.” “You’re starved?” Johnny was so indignant he nearly squeaked. I remembered the baloney”(80).

22. Think, Pair, Share! • You have 30 Seconds to createa prediction. • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction. 30 seconds • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

23. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: wistfully • Watch It: (look at me) • Say It: wistfully • Count It: wist-ful-ly

24. Wistfully • Part of Speech: adverb

25. Aghast Prediction Time! “Gee,” Johnny said wistfully, “It sure will be good to get into a car again”(82).

26. Think, Pair, Share! • You have 30 Seconds to createa prediction. • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction. 30 seconds • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

27. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: conviction • Watch It: (Look at me) • Say It: conviction • Count It: con-vic-tion

28. Conviction • Part of Speech: noun • Prefix: con • Prefix Definition: with

29. Conviction Prediction Time! “I was scared,” Johnny said with conviction. “I still am”(89).

30. Think, Pair, Share! • You have 30 Seconds to createa prediction. • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction. 30 seconds • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

31. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: promptly • Watch It: (Look at me) • Say It: promptly • Count It: promp-tly

32. promptly • Part of Speech: adverb • Prefix: pro- • Prefix Definition:forward, proceed

33. Conformity Prediction Time! “…anyway, I was walking around downtown and started to take this short cut through an alley”—Two-Bit was telling me about one of his many exploits while we did the dishes” (113).

34. Think, Pair, Share! • You have 30 Seconds to create a prediction. • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction. 30 seconds • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

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37. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read it: promptly • Watch it: (look at me) • Say it: unfathomable • Count it: promp-tly

38. Smoldering • Part of Speech: adjective • No Prefix!

39. unfathomable: Prediction Time! He had the right curly black hair, smoldering dark eyes, and a long scar from temple to chin where a tramp had belted him with a broken pop bottle. (138)

40. Think, Pair, Share! • You have 30 Seconds to create a prediction. • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction. 30 seconds • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

41. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: aghast • Watch It: (look at me) • Say It: aghast • Count It: a-ghast

42. Aghast • Part of Speech: adjective • Prefix: a- • Prefix Definition: not, without

43. Aghast Prediction Time! “Why don’t you get a job?” . . . “Ever consider working for a living?” “Work?” Two-Bit was aghast. “And Ruin my rep?” p.112

44. Think, Pair, Share! • You have 30 Seconds to createa prediction. • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction. 30 seconds • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

45. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: abruptly • Watch It: (Look at me) • Say It: abruptly • Count It: a-brupt-ly

46. Abruptly • Part of Speech: adverb • Prefix: a • Prefix Definition: not, without

47. Abruptly Prediction Time! “We could get along without anyone but Johnny.” Turning abruptly, he said, “Let’s go see Dallas.” p.123

48. Think, Pair, Share! • You have 30 Seconds to create a prediction. • Now that you’ve predicted what the word means, turn to your “elbow partner” and share your prediction. 30 seconds • This will prepare you to be a guest on “Faux-prah”!

49. Read, Watch, Say, Count • Read It: conformity • Watch It: (Look at me) • Say It: conformity • Count It: con-form-it-y

50. Conformity • Part of Speech: noun • Prefix: con- • Prefix Definition: with