English – 8 Evangeline Vocab. Part the First Chapters 1,2,3,4,5
clement mien rebuke wrath fledgling
ethereal stalwart languish throng penitent
clamorous dirges besiege sonorous tempest
ardor incessant assail irascible ruddy
disconsolate fervent privation tremulous turbulent
Mrs. Curran
English – 8 Evangeline Vocab. Part the First 1,2,3,4,5
• Napping was out of the question for Jack who was kept awake by the loud and ___________________ crowd of motorcyclists in the street.
• Despite my efforts to cheer Esmerelda, she remained ___________________ at the loss of her friend, Quasi Modo.
• Nervous and ____________________, with shaking knees, Oliver Twist approached the headmaster and made the unheard of request for more gruel.
• When the Bickersons fight, it is as though a ____________________ has ripped through the house; broken dishes and lamps are strewn everywhere.
• After playing outside in the brisk, fall air, the children’s cheeks take on a healthy, ____________________ complexion.
• Every afternoon my family is subjected to the ____________________ pounding of my brother’s drum playing, which continues into the night despite my pleas for him to stop.
• Because I had never played soccer, I felt like an incompetent ____________________ on the field.
• “I might have reduced your punishment,” said my father, “if you had appeared the slightest bit ____________________ for your actions.”
• Adolescence is often considered a(an) ____________________ time, marked by rough and rocky “roads” to travel for both children and adults.
• If you don’t want to incur the ____________________ of Mr. Crabby-face, you will hand all your assignments in on time.
• I begged my grandfather to take the painkiller because I could not bear to see him ____________________ in excruciating pain any longer.
• My father put an end to my sister’s incessant whining with a sharp ___________________ that startled her and made her feel badly that he had to scold her.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the ___________________ of one thousand people who congregated on the town green yesterday.
• Why must you continue to ___________________ me with barbed insults and threats?
• “Please do not play depressing ___________________ at my funeral,” Grandma said. “I would much rather you sing uplifting songs celebrating my happiness in life.”
• After spending three months in prison, I found the sound of my children’s bickering as delightful and ___________________ as church bells chiming on a spring morning.
• Lucy stormed out of the room with a ___________________ of defiance, and her attitude was a signal to my parents that she planned to ignore their decision.
• I pursued the poetry contest with great ___________________ because I have always strongly felt the desire to become a published writer.
• If giving you money helps you become a more virtuous person, then I shall do it, despite the obvious ___________________ I would subsequently endure by sacrificing my life savings.
• Your pleas of innocence are ___________________ and meaningful, which persuades me to believe you could not have committed the crime of which you are accused.
• Mother Teresa’s kind, affectionate, and tireless devotion to the poor has made her one of the most ___________________ people in history.
• She glided through the room with a light, ____________________ quality which made her seem almost ghost-like.
• “If you can’t keep your temper in check,” said my mother, “you will be sent to anger management classes, which might tame your ____________________ demeanor.”
• The opposing gladiator struck at Hercules with all his might, but the ____________________ young hero refused to succumb to his foe’s attack.
• When my parents banish me to my room, I feel ____________________ in a place that is usually my sanctuary.