Chains Vocabulary #6
1.
arsonist (p. 197) noun- a person who is setting fires
2.
silhouette (5) noun- an outline of somebody or something filled in with black or a dark color on a light
background,
3.
bleak (248)- adj.- unwelcoming, providing little comfort, shelter, or encouragement
4.
untimely (256)- adverb- coming at a wrong or bad time
5.
smolder (262)-verb- burn slowly with smoke but no flame
6.
coverlet (262)-noun- a bedspread, typically less than floor-length
7.
kindling (268)- noun- easily combustible small sticks or twigs used for starting a fire
8.
insensible (294)- adj.- without one's mental faculties, typically a result of violence or sickness; unconscious
9.
rouse (295)-verb- bring out of sleep; awaken OR to cause to feel angry or excited.
10.
falter (297)- verb- to start to lose strength or momentum; move unsteadily or in a way that shows lack of
confidence.
“But in the bleakness, there were spots of hope.” Page 248
"the bonfire still smoldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock"
"they knocked each other insensible with their fists"
"they slept on, insensible to the headlight beams"
"her smile faltered and then faded"
"he faltered and finally stopped in midstride"
Silhouette
Isabel was looking for a silhouette of
her mother in the grave yard.
1. What was she hoping to see? Why?
2. List two synonyms for silhouette.
3. Name one antonym or phrase that
describes the opposite of silhouette.
Personification is a phrase that gives human
characteristics to nonhuman things or animals.
Write a sentence personifying a silhouette.
Chains Vocabulary Practice #6
Name: _______________________________________________
Directions: Match the definition to the vocabulary word.
1._______ arsonist
A. burn slowly with smoke but no flame
2. _______ silhouette
B. coming at a wrong or bad time
3. _______ bleak
C. a person who is setting fires
4. _______ untimely
D. unwelcoming, providing little comfort, shelter, or encouragement
5. _______ smolder
E. an outline of somebody or something filled in with black
Directions: Word association; match with the vocabulary word.
6.______________coverlet
A. hesitate
7. ______________kindling
B. wake
8. ______________insensible
C. bedspread
9. ______________rouse
D. unconscious
10. ______________falter
E. firewood
Chains Vocabulary Practice #6
Name: _______________________________________________
Directions: Match the definition to the vocabulary word.
1._______ arsonist
A. burn slowly with smoke but no flame
2. _______ silhouette
B. coming at a wrong or bad time
3. _______ bleak
C. a person who is setting fires
4. _______ untimely
D. unwelcoming, providing little comfort, shelter, or encouragement
5. _______ smolder
E. an outline of somebody or something filled in with black
Directions: Word association; match with the vocabulary word.
6.______________coverlet
A. hesitate
7. ______________kindling
B. wake
8. ______________insensible
C. bedspread
9. ______________rouse
D. unconscious
10. ______________falter
E. firewood
“But in the bleakness of the night, it was hard to be optimistic about what tomorrow would bring.
11. From this passage, bleakness might mean ________________________________________________.
"The bonfire still smoldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock, or corral."
12. From this passage, smolder might mean ________________________________________________.
"They knocked each other insensible with their fists."
13. From this passage, insensible might mean ________________________________________________.
"Her smile faltered and then faded."
14. From this passage, falter might mean __________________________________________________.
Choose one of the above four vocabulary words and illustrate the meaning.
15.
“But in the bleakness of the night, it was hard to be optimistic about what tomorrow would bring.
11. From this passage, bleakness might mean ________________________________________________.
"The bonfire still smoldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock, or corral."
12. From this passage, smolder might mean ________________________________________________.
"They knocked each other insensible with their fists."
13. From this passage, insensible might mean ________________________________________________.
"Her smile faltered and then faded."
14. From this passage, falter might mean __________________________________________________.
Choose one of the above four vocabulary words and illustrate the meaning.
15.
Chains Vocabulary Quiz #6
Write the definition of the vocabulary word.
1. arsonist
4. untimely
2. silhouette
5. smolder
3. bleak
Write a sentence with the vocabulary word,
giving context clues to show meaning.
6. coverlet
9. rouse
7. kindling
10. falter
8. insensible