COPPER SUN
VOCABULARY REVIEW
MS. K. M. PHILLIPS
ENGLISH 9
PCHS
CAJOLED
 Sentence: Many times he had to be carried or cajoled into
continuing the journey.
 Part of Speech:Verb
 Definition: persuading someone to do something by promising
something in return
INCONSOLABLE
 Sentence: He pushed her in the direction of the kitchen to
scream in protest, inconsolable.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: extremely sad and not able to be comforted
MAR
 Sentence: It might mar our child.
 Part of Speech:Verb
 Definition: to hurt or damage the good condition of something.
SENTRY
 Sentence: Noah continued to stand like a sentry at the door,
never moving, never displaying any emotion.
 Part of Speech: Noun
 Definition: a soldier who guards
RAPT
 Sentence: Polly looked around with rapt curiosity.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: showing complete interest in something
INSUBORDINATION
 Sentence: I will not tolerate insubordination.
 Part of Speech: Noun
 Definition: the act of disobedience to authority
COWERED
 Sentence: Amari cowered close to Afi, sure that her life was
about to end.
 Part of Speech: Verb
 Definition: to bend in shame
LAMENT
 Sentence: It was the lament sung at a funeral--a death song.
 Part of Speech: Noun
 Definition: an expression of grief or sorrow
DIMINUTIVE
 Sentence: In spite of Teenie’s diminutive size, Amari noticed
that no one ever questioned her authority in the kitchen, not
even the white people who lived in the main house.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: tiny, small in stature
ASSIMILATE
 Sentence: The next three months were hot, confusing, and
miserable as Amari tried to assimilate into the culture of
plantation life.
 Part of Speech: Verb (part of infinitive phrase)
 Definition: to adopt the ways of another society
INDENTURE
 Sentence: Why did you decide to purchase the girl’s indenture?
 Part of Speech: Noun
 Definition: a contract binding one person to work for another
for a given period of time
EXPANSE
 Sentence: A few stared at the pale blue sky, the deep blue of
the unbelievable expanse of water, and the death house that
tossed on the waves in the distance.
 Part of Speech: Noun
 Definition: a large and usually flat open space or area
FETID
 Sentence: They were whipped and chained and led back to the
fetid dungeon where they had been all night.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: having a strong, unpleasant smell
SURMISED
 Sentence: Amari surmised that women from many different
tribes and countries were imprisoned here---Ibo, Ga, and
Mandinka.
 Part of Speech: Verb
 Definition: having a thought or idea based on a guess
ACRID
 Sentence: The smell of sharp, acrid smoke, not of gentle hearth
fires, but of the flames of destruction, followed them.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell
CHIDED
 Sentence: “You should be helping us make this
yarn, my daughter,” her mother chided gently.
 Part of Speech: Verb
 Definition: expressing mild disapproval
EMACIATED
 Sentence: Rats, now grown huge and healthy, chewed on the
emaciated bodies of some of the men chained there.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: extremely weak and thin
PUNGENT
 Sentence: If she closed her eyes, she could almost smell the
pungent fish stew.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: a strong, sharp taste or smell
INDIGNANT
 Sentence: Amari still wasn’t sure of how she felt about Polly,
who at first seemed to be indignant that she wasn’t working in
the big house.
 Part of Speech: Adjective
 Definition: feeling or showing anger because of something that
is unfair or wrong
ACQUISITION
 Sentence: They had been traveling for almost two hours when
Mr. Derby announced, “Well, Clay, what shall we call our latest
acquisition?”
 Part of Speech: Noun
 Definition: something or someone acquired or gained