The Naked Mole Rat Letters Vocabulary

1. The Naked Mole Rat LettersVocabulary By Mary Amato

2. Pages 75-123

3. Verb: page 75Suffer patiently. (something painful or difficult) Tolerate (someone or something).Mrs. Costello had to endure the pain in order to finish the marathon.

4. To focus one's eyes or attention onMy eyes were fixated on the envelope with Ratlady’s name on it. Fixatedverb – Page 77

5. communication by exchange of letters.Frankie wanted to read the correspondence between Dad and Ayanna. Correspondence noun – page 78

6. AppalledVerb: Page 88 Greatly dismay or horrify The baby was appalled by the new taste in his mouth.

7. HabitualAdjectivePage 89Done as a habit. Regular; usual Knock, Knock, Knock, “Penny” Sheldon has a habitual routine. He knocks three times and says, “Penny?” Knock, knock ,knock, ”Penny?” Knock, knock, knock, ”Penny?”

8. InterveneVerb – Page 94 To come or appear between two thingsWe can all intervene to stop bullying at Williams.

9. I’m not opinionated; I’m just always right. Holding stubbornly to one's own opinions Opinionatedadjective page 95

10. Verb--Page 106To hold backI will refrain from eating that whole box of doughnuts. Refrain

11. TerritorialadjectivePage 118An area that an animal will defend and see as its own.“You probably miss your mom a lot, and worry someone may take her place. It’s called being territorial.”

12. revelation • Page 129 • Noun • the act of revealing or disclosing

13. generation • Page 133 • Noun • roughly 30 years--s the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their children

14. nonchalantly • Page 149 • Adj. • coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

15. indignant indignant • Page 159 • Adj. • strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting

16. coincidence • Page 165 • Noun • An unusual occurrence of two or more events at the same time apparently by mere chance.