The Great Gilly Hopkins

1. The Great Gilly Hopkins Chapters 6-9 Vocabulary

2. tentatively • Adjective • 1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans. • 2. Uncertain; hesitant.

3. diverted • Verb • To turn aside from a course or direction: • 2. To distract: My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists. • 3. To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse

4. awry • Adverb • Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss: "many youthful romances go awry". • Out of the normal or correct position; askew. • Synonyms askew - aslant - amiss - askance

5. futile • Adjective • Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. • Synonyms vain - useless - unavailing – fruitless - idle - nugatory

6. vigor • Noun • 1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force. • 2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals. • 3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity.

7. audible • Adjective • Able to be heard: "ultrasound is audible to dogs". • Noun • A change in the offensive play called by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage. • Synonyms clear

8. preservation • Noun • The action of preserving something. • The state of being preserved, esp. to a specified degree. • Synonyms conservation - maintenance - protection - keeping

9. vested • Adjective • Secured in the possession of or assigned to a person: "a state law vested the ownership of all wild birds to the individual counties". • Protected or established by law or contract. • Synonyms acquired

10. looming • Verb • Appear as a shadowy form, esp. one that is large or threatening: "vehicles loomed out of the darkness.” • An event regarded as ominous or threatening: Seem about to happen: "there is a crisis looming."

11. solemnly • Adjective • Formal and dignified. • Not cheerful or smiling; serious. • Synonyms grave - serious - formal - ceremonial - festive - gala