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Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25

Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25. Vocabulary. Treacherous & Steadfast. p. 8 treacherous - “dangerous, hazardous” p. 8 steadfast – “firm in purpose”

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Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25

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  1. Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 Vocabulary

  2. Treacherous & Steadfast p. 8 treacherous - “dangerous, hazardous” p. 8 steadfast – “firm in purpose” “Then, after he’d said his piece, she would get all red-faced and sweaty, and remind us of how lucky we were to be led through the treacherous wilderness of high school by such a manly and steadfast defender of public education.

  3. Plight & Infamous p. 9 plight – “distressing, condition or situation” p. 9 infamous – “extremely bad reputation” “He wasn’t looking very moved by my plight, so I continued. “My hope for sympathy was met by Mr. Dallstrom’sinfamous “stare –o-death”.

  4. Allegedly & Trajectory p. 9 allegedly –”doubtful or suspect” p. 9 trajectory – “path or course” “Who are these boys who “allegedly” stuffed you into your locker?” “I stared at the pen in its hypnotic “ trajectory”

  5. Tics p. 11 “tics” – involuntary muscular contraction “Anyway, whenever Taylor looked at me, it made my “tics” go wild.”

  6. Electrolytes & Bioelectrogenesis p. 12 electrolytes – “conducting medium in which the flow of current is accompanied by the movement of ions.” p. Bioelectrogenesis – “the human body generates an electrical current through a chemical concentration in the nerves.” “I swallowed, “Electrolytes?” I said. “The human body generates an electrical current through a chemical concentration in the nerves in a process called “bioelectrogenesis”

  7. Infuriated & Frothing p. 18 infuriated - “enraged” p. 18 frothing – “to cause to foam” “Hearing him talk that way to Taylor “infuriated” me.” “I stood above Jack who was “frothing” at the mouth.”

  8. Gulags & Vulnerable p. 26 gulags – “Soviet forced labor camp” p. 28 vulnerable – “capable of being hurt physically or emotionally.” “I think they feed it to prisoners in Siberian “gulags.” “…I never started problems except by being small and looking “vulnerable.”

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