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IRONMAN VOCABULARY. English III. MEMOIRS. RECORD OF EVENTS BASED ON WRITER’S OBSERVATIONS. PRUDENT. USING GOOD JUDGMENT. DECIBEL. UNIT FOR MEASURING THE LOUDNESS OF SOUND. DEGRADATION. LOWERING OF ONE’S DIGNITY. INFINITESIMAL. TOO SMALL TO BE MEASURED. BEHEMOTH.
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IRONMAN VOCABULARY English III
MEMOIRS RECORD OF EVENTS BASED ON WRITER’S OBSERVATIONS
PRUDENT USING GOOD JUDGMENT
DECIBEL UNIT FOR MEASURING THE LOUDNESS OF SOUND
DEGRADATION • LOWERING OF ONE’S DIGNITY
INFINITESIMAL • TOO SMALL TO BE MEASURED
BEHEMOTH • HUGE OR POWERFUL ANIMAL OR THING
Coddle • To pamper
STOIC • SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T SHOW EMOTIONS
SPARTAN • A DISCIPLINED PERSON
TENACIOUS • HOLDING FIRMLY
ORNERY • MEAN, • NASTY
DISCERN • TO PERCEIVE OR RECOGNIZE CLEARLY
WILLY-NILLY • Without choice
PERCEPTION • THE MENTAL GRASP OF OBJECTS
PIQUE • RESENTMENT TO BEING SLIGHTED
FRIVOLOUS • OF LITTLE VALUE
TEMPERAMENT • ONE’S NATURAL DISPOSITION
RILED • ANGERED OR IRRITATED
BIGOT • ONE WHO HOLDS BLINDLY TO A CREED
IMPULSIVE • DRIVING FORWARD
UNSAVORY • UNPLEASANT TO TASTE OR SMELL
INSOLENCE • DISRESPECT
EKE • TO MAKE A LIVING WITH DIFFICULTY
BO BREWSTER • MAIN CHARACTER • Training for Youkon Jack’s Triatholon
LUKE BREWSTER • BO’S FATHER
JORDAN BREWSTER • BO’S BROTHER
LARRY KING • TALK SHOW HOST
KEITH REDMOND • FOOTBALL COACH • Bo’s English teacher
LIONEL SERBOUSEK • TEACHER WHO IS BO’S FRIEND • Bo’s journalism teacher • Family died in boating accident
MR. NAKATANI • ANGER MANAGEMENT TEACHER
IAN WYRACK • COLLEGE SWIMMER; HATES BO
SHUJA • ONLY BLACK ANGER MANAGEMENT MEMBER
ELVIS • BOY IN ANGER MANAGEMENT WHOSE DAD LEFT • Had to take care of brother and sister
SHELLY • BO’S GIRLFRIEND • Wants to be an American Gladiator
HUDGE • BOY WHO EVERYONE THINKS IS CRAZY • His dad killed his dog.