•Daily Vocabulary Week 2 (p.27)
1. aggravate
2. anticipate
3. caliber
4. distract
5. eloquent
6. fulfill
7. maintain
8. phase
9. placid
10.porcelain
Theme: Teens, Times, and Books
• V.
to make worse or more
unpleasant; to annoy
aggravate • Sometimes my mom acts as though
I choose books just to aggravate her.
However, annoying her is the last
thing on my mind.
• V.
to look forward to; to expect; to
anticipate foresee; to act in advance of
• My friend is interested in so many
different subjects that it is hard to
anticipate what she will read next.
Theme: Teens, Times, and Books
• N.
caliber
the diameter of a bullet, gun, or
cylinder; quality; ability; worth
• I enjoy books of high caliber, so I
spend a long time in the library
looking for book worth reading.
• V.
to draw attention away from; to
distract confuse; to disturb
• I sometimes look for books that will
distract me. For example, I
occasionally read humorous books to
take my mind off stressful situations.
•Theme: Teens, Times, and Books
Adj. speaking or writing gracefully; of
forceful, persuasive communication;
vividly expressive
• I am quite eloquent when I talk about
“The Outsiders.” I describe events in the
story so well that people can picture all
of the characters.
•
eloquent
V. to carry out; to perform or do; to
satisfy a requirement; to finish
• I fulfilled the assignment requirement in
class by completing all parts of the
independent reading project.
•
fulfill
Theme: Teens, Times, and Books
• V.
to keep or keep up; to support; to
uphold
or
defend;
to
declare
or
insist
maintain • Reading outside of class helps me to
maintain my grade-point average. It’s
easier to keep up my grades if I read
more than is required.
phase
• N. any stage in a series of changes
• V. to plan, carry out, or move in stages
• Jayla goes through many phases in her
reading; she will read only science
fiction books one month and historical
fiction the next.
Theme: Teens, Times, and Books
• Adj.
placid
undisturbed; tranquil; calm;
quiet
• I love spending a placid, peaceful
Sunday afternoon with a good book.
• N.
a white, nonporous, translucent
type of ceramic ware,
porcelain • Adj. made of this ceramic material
• Last week, Rebecca read a book
about antique porcelain dolls; she
hopes to own a collection of her own
fine ceramics when she is older.