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Wordly Wise 2

Wordly Wise 2. Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle School Amy Cochren. 1. astute. Wise in a clever or practical way. 2. authentic. Genuine or true;. 3. delicacy. A choice item of food; Great consideration for the feelings of others. 4. derogatory. Expressing a low opinion of;

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Wordly Wise 2

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  1. Wordly Wise 2 Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle School Amy Cochren

  2. 1. astute Wise in a clever or practical way

  3. 2. authentic Genuine or true;

  4. 3. delicacy A choice item of food; Great consideration for the feelings of others

  5. 4. derogatory Expressing a low opinion of; Intended to hurt the reputation

  6. 5. devour To eat up hungrily; To take in eagerly with the eyes or ears

  7. 6. figment Something that is made up in the mind but has not connection with reality

  8. 7. mythical Imaginary; not real

  9. 8. plumage A bird’s feathers

  10. 9. predatory Living by eating and killing other animals; Living by robbing or stealing from others

  11. 10. prior Coming earlier in time; Coming before in order of importance

  12. 11. scavenge To search through or pick over, looking for something usable

  13. 12. slaughter To kill in order to obtain meat; To kill people or animals in a cruel way

  14. 13. solitude The condition of being alone or at some distance from people

  15. 14. ungainly Moving in a clumsy or awkward way

  16. 15. vulnerable Open to attack; Easily injured physically or emotionally

  17. astute 6. figment • authentic 7. mythical • delicacy 8. plumage • derogatory 9. predatory • devour 10. prior

  18. 11. scavenge 12. slaughter 13. solitude 14. ungainly 15. vulnerable

  19. Nouns • authenticity 7. slaughter • delicacy 8. solitude • figment • plumage • predator 6. scavenger

  20. Adjectives • astute 7. ungainly • authentic 8. vulnerable • derogatory • mythical • predatory • prior

  21. Verbs • authenticate • devour • scavenge • slaughter

  22. Question: What drastic change occurred in the dodo’s living conditions in 1507?

  23. Question: What is the noun form of scavenge?

  24. Question: Where might you find solitude?

  25. Question: What is the noun form of authentic?

  26. Question: What types of people or animals might be ungainly?

  27. Question: Think of a situation in which you would behave with delicacy?

  28. Question: What word might describe a clever game show contestant?

  29. Question: Other than food, what might you devour?

  30. Question: What word might describe untrue gossip?

  31. Question: A noun that could be used to describe bullies.

  32. Question: What was it about the dodo’s nature that made it easy to catch?

  33. Question: What was it about the dodo’s physical condition that made it easy to catch?

  34. Question: What other bird names are derogatory when applied to humans?

  35. Question: How was the existence of the dodo authenticated?

  36. Question: What did the Portuguese think of the dodo’s intelligence?

  37. Question: What was considered to be a delicacy in this passage?

  38. Question: What color were the feathers of the dodo?

  39. Question: Who devoured the dodo eggs?

  40. Question: Why did many people consider the dodo to be a figment of imagination?

  41. Question: Who were the predators in the passage?

  42. Question: What is the noun form of renovate?

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