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Vocabulary Week 1. August 6, 2014. Bungalow. A type of low, one-storied house. Veranda. An open porch covered by a roof. Immensely. Enormously. Cowered. Crouched and trembled in fear. Gait. Way of walking or running. Masonry. Something built of stone or brick. Valiant.
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Vocabulary Week 1 August 6, 2014
Bungalow • A type of low, one-storied house
Veranda • An open porch covered by a roof
Immensely • Enormously
Cowered • Crouched and trembled in fear
Gait • Way of walking or running
Masonry • Something built of stone or brick
Valiant • Brave and determined
Consolation • Comfort
Fledglings • Baby Birds
Impotent • Powerless
Plot • What happens in a story
Climax • The story’s most emotional or suspenseful point
Suspense • What makes you want to continue reading
Resolution • End of the story when all of the loose ends are tied up
Conflict • Struggle or clash between two or more characters or forces
Basic Situation • First thing you read; sets the stage for the action
Events/Complications • Things that make it hard for characters to solve their problems or work out their conflicts
External Conflict • Struggles between two or more outside characters or forces
Internal Conflict • Struggles that take place within a person
Foreshadowing • The use of hints or clues to suggest what will come later in the story