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Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils. Chapter 5. appalled. Ellen was appalled at the expense of the coffee beans. I was appalled when I came home and saw the mess the kitten made in the bedroom. You would be appalled to know what sacrifices your parents make for you. . appalled pg.65 . ap pall ed

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Across Five Aprils

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  1. Across Five Aprils Chapter 5

  2. appalled • Ellen was appalled at the expense of the coffee beans. • I was appalled when I came home and saw the mess the kitten made in the bedroom. • You would be appalled to know what sacrifices your parents make for you.

  3. appalled pg.65 • ap pall ed • Greatly dismayed or horrified • horrified

  4. appalled • Ellen was appalled at the expense of the coffee beans. • I was appalled when I came home and saw the mess the kitten made in the bedroom. • You would be appalled to know what sacrifices your parents make for you.

  5. passel • When I go to Sea World, I like to see the passel of penguins because they are all so cute. • When I don’t go to the grocery store for a long time, I have to buy a passel of things to restock the pantry. • Some days we have a passel of items on our agenda while other days we just have one or two.

  6. passel pg. 67 • pas sel • A large group of people or things • a group of

  7. passel • When I go to Sea World, I like to see the passel of penguins because they are all so cute. • When I don’t go to the grocery store for a long time, I have to buy a passel of things to restock the pantry. • Some days we have a passel of items on our agenda while other days we just have one or two.

  8. exhilarated • Jethro felt exhilarated when he splashed the cool water on his face after a hard day’s work. • I felt exhilarated as I cross country skied without falling for the first time. • I’m sure the main character (played by Leo DiCaprio) from Titanic felt exhilarated as he stood at the bow of the boat and yelled, “I’m the king of the world!”

  9. exhilarated pg. 68 • ex hil a rate ed • Feel very happy and animated • happy

  10. exhilarated • Jethro felt exhilarated when he splashed the cool water on his face after a hard day’s work. • I felt exhilarated as I cross country skied without falling for the first time. • I’m sure the main character (played by Leo DiCaprio) from Titanic felt exhilarated as he stood at the bow of the boat and yelled, “I’m the king of the world!”

  11. inevitably • Many people say that the Civil War was inevitably going to happen because of the tensions between the North and the South. • Inevitably, you will have to breath of you will die. • It is inevitable that some people are going to enjoy the books we read and some will not.

  12. inevitably pg. 69 • in ev i ta bly • Certain to happen • certainly

  13. inevitably • Many people say that the Civil War was inevitably going to happen because of the tensions between the North and the South. • Inevitably, you will have to breath of you will die. • It is inevitable that some people are going to enjoy the books we read and some will not.

  14. precariously • The ladder was perched precariously, so before I went up it, I decided to straighten it up and make it safer. • When my pantry is full of items that are precariously placed in there, they are likely to fall out on my toe. • The game of Jenga is all about blocks that are stacked precariously.

  15. precariously pg. 72 • pre car i ous ly • Dangerously likely to fall

  16. precariously • The ladder was perched precariously, so before I went up it, I decided to straighten it up and make it safer. • When my pantry is full of items that are precariously placed in there, they are likely to fall out on my toe. • The game of Jenga is all about blocks that are stacked precariously.

  17. decisive • A police officer who is chasing after a criminal will need to yell their commands decisively. • At the beginning of the novel, Jethro thinks President Lincoln is being indecisive and wavering back and forth about starting the war. • When Harry Potter is first introduced to floo powder, he quickly finds that he needs to speak in a decisive manner because he ended up in a place he did not want to be at.

  18. decisive pg. 74 • de ci sive • Having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively • firm

  19. decisive • A police officer who is chasing after a criminal will need to yell their commands decisively. • At the beginning of the novel, Jethro thinks President Lincoln is being indecisive and wavering back and forth about starting the war. • When Harry Potter is first introduced to floo powder, he quickly finds that he needs to speak in a decisive manner because he ended up in a place he did not want to be at.

  20. assurance • Even in the snow storm, she drove her car with assurance because she knew she just put her snow tires on. • Joe had just looked up the correct answer when the teacher asked him, so he was able to answer with assurance. • You can rest assured that I will do everything in my power to help you learn the material.

  21. assurance pg. 74 • as sur ance • Confidence or certainty in one’s own abilities • self-confidence

  22. assurance • Even in the snow storm, she drove her car with assurance because she knew she just put her snow tires on. • Joe had just looked up the correct answer when the teacher asked him, so he was able to answer with assurance. • You can rest assured that I will do everything in my power to help you learn the material.

  23. dissipated • He calmed down as his anger dissipated. • The smoke from the fire dissipated when the wind blew. • When he started passing his tests, the teacher’s fear for him dissipated.

  24. dissipated pg. 76 • dis si pate ed • Cause to disappear • disappear

  25. dissipated • He calmed down as his anger dissipated. • The smoke from the fire dissipated when the wind blew. • When he started passing his tests, the teacher’s fear for him dissipated.

  26. Copperhead • Some might call Bill a Copperhead because of his desire to fight for the South. • Would you make the generalization that because of Bill’s beliefs, his whole family should be called Copperheads?

  27. Copperhead pg. 76 • copper head • During the Civil War, a person from the North who symphonized with the South

  28. Copperhead • Some might call Bill a Copperhead because of his desire to fight for the South. • Would you make the generalization that because of Bill’s beliefs, his whole family should be called Copperheads?

  29. inconspicuous • I don’t know why he wore that bright green shirt when he was trying to be inconspicuous that day. • Many of you try to be inconspicuous when you don’t want me to call on you. • Hunters don’t want the deer to be inconspicuous.

  30. inconspicuous pg. 77 • in con spic u ous • Not clearly visible or attracting attention • not noticeable

  31. inconspicuous • I don’t know why he wore that bright green shirt when he was trying to be inconspicuous that day. • Many of you try to be inconspicuous when you don’t want me to call on you. • Hunters don’t want the deer to be inconspicuous.

  32. astute • The businessman is very astute because he is always turning problems into solutions. • Sherlock Holmes was very astute and able to solve the mysteries. • Someone might call you astute if you solve a difficult problem.

  33. astute pg. 79 • as tute • Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage • clever

  34. astute • The businessman is very astute because he is always turning problems into solutions. • Sherlock Holmes was very astute and able to solve the mysteries. • Someone might call you astute if you solve a difficult problem.

  35. caustically • The players on the loosing side were making caustic remarks about the referee. • You might say something caustically if you are trying to cover up a failure. • Saying things caustically in an email might cause hurt feelings because it’s hard to tell tone of voice in written works.

  36. caustically pg. 79 • caus tic al ly • sarcastic

  37. caustically • The players on the loosing side were making caustic remarks about the referee. • You might say something caustically if you are trying to cover up a failure. • Saying things caustically in an email might cause hurt feelings because it’s hard to tell tone of voice in written works.

  38. terrain • The two-mile stretch of woods roads was just ahead - the hardest two miles of the trip if one considered the terrain. • When we went hiking, I got very tired in the difficult terrain.

  39. terrain pg. 84 • ter rain • A stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features • ground

  40. terrain • The two-mile stretch of woods roads was just ahead - the hardest two miles of the trip if one considered the terrain. • When we went hiking, I got very tired in the difficult terrain.

  41. revulsion • Jethro shrank from the great bulk with great fear and revulsion. • After the attacks on 9/11, many people felt a great amount of revulsion. • You might feel revulsion if you were to eat rotten meat.

  42. revulsion pg. 84 • re vul sion • A sense of disgust and loathing • disgust

  43. revulsion • Jethro shrank from the great bulk with great fear and revulsion. • After the attacks on 9/11, many people felt a great amount of revulsion. • You might feel revulsion if you were to eat rotten meat.

  44. resonance • His voice was less rough this time, and it held a resonance of anger and sadness that made Jethro remember the stories he had heard of mad old John Brown. • The resonance of the judge’s voice made even the most hardened criminal fall back.

  45. resonance pg. 85 • res o nance • The quality in a sound of being deep, full and reverberating

  46. resonance • His voice was less rough this time, and it held a resonance of anger and sadness that made Jethro remember the stories he had heard of mad old John Brown. • The resonance of the judge’s voice made even the most hardened criminal fall back.

  47. plaintive • He found that his lips were still too numb for speech, and he wanted desperately to be beyond earshot of the old man’s plaintive questioning. • The plaintive cry of the bird told the onlookers that something was very wrong.

  48. plaintive pg. 87 • plain tive • Sounding sad and mournful • sad

  49. plaintive • He found that his lips were still too numb for speech, and he wanted desperately to be beyond earshot of the old man’s plaintive questioning. • The plaintive cry of the bird told the onlookers that something was very wrong.

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