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Vocabulary Lesson 27. Grade 6 Story Town: Theme 6. Homework. Use only blue or black ink or regular pencil. Fold left side of paper 2.5 inches. Holes go on left side. Name (first and last) Reading/L.A. Period # Date.
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Vocabulary Lesson 27 Grade 6 Story Town: Theme 6
Homework Use only blue or black ink or regular pencil. Fold left side of paper 2.5 inches. Holes go on left side. Name (first and last) Reading/L.A. Period # Date Vocabulary List Lesson 27 1. lavish Head a clean sheet of paper like the above example.
1. lavish (verb) 2. dread (adjective) 3. ascent (noun) 4. doomed (noun) 5. murky (adjective) 6. remains (noun) 7. broad (adjective) 8. narrow (adjective) 9. persuade (verb) 10. port (noun) Definition:
1. lavish expensive, fancy, abundant
2. dread with great fear and concern
3. ascent rising or going up like a balloon
4. doomed bound to fail; unavoidable bad ending When hijacked airplanes hit the World Trade Towers in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, the people on upper floors were doomed.
5. murky Cloudy or foggy; hard to see through
6. remains what is left after death or after something is destroyed Remains of Ancient Mammoths University of Nebraska State Museum
7. broad big idea, general, not specific A statement that is too broad only gives the general topic of the main idea of a story.
8. narrow limited or too specific A statement that is too narrow only tells part of the main idea of a story.
broad BIG picture (too general) narrow small detail
9. persuade to convince; to get someone to do something or believe something Romney and Obama tried to persuade voters in presidential debates. Persuasion is used to sell things.
10. port ship’s porthole opening harbor or dock; place where ships load and unload left side of ship (looking forward) Port of Liverpool port side