LA 6 Zazzara
Name
Period
FREAK THE MIGHTY VOABULARY #1
WORD
duplex
(pg. 4)
CONTEXT CLUE
I THINK THE WORD MEANS
Use the sentence below to make a guess
about the definition of the word. You may go
back into your book to reread the paragraph
the word is found in if you need more “clues”
Make a guess about what the word means based
on the context clues.
massive
(pg. 18)
“…the weird robot boy with his
white-yellow hair and his weird
fierce eyes moved into the duplex
down the block…”
“…and when it goes off your heart
thuds to a stop for a microsecond,
wham.”
“We’ll schedule installation of a new
propulsion unit as soon as the Fair
Gwen of Air gets a replacement.”
“Grim would be, I suppose, a
sobriquet for your grandfather,
based on his demeanor.”
“Well, uhm, I get the impression
poor Gwen wasn’t expecting to see
you looking so big…”
“They wore this metal armor to
protect them and make them
invincible.”
“ ‘Massive, that means large and
heavy…Opiate of the massives.’ ”
depleted
(pg. 26)
“When do we eat? My fuel cells are
depleted.”
expel
(pg. 27)
“’Expel the object!’ Freak shouts.
“Regurgitate, you big moron!’”
regurgitate
(pg. 27)
“’Expel the object!’ Freak shouts.
“Regurgitate, you big moron!’”
microsecond
(pg. 6)
replacement
(pg. 13)
demeanor
(pg. 15)
impression
(pg. 23)
invincible
(pg. 17)
Name ____________________________
Period ____________________
FREAK THE MIGHTY VOABULARY #1
Vocabulary Word
duplex (pg. 4)
“…the weird robot boy with his whiteyellow hair and his weird fierce eyes
moved into the duplex down the
block…”
microsecond (pg. 6)
“…and when it goes off your heart
thuds to a stop for a microsecond,
wham.”
replacement (pg. 13)
“We’ll schedule installation of a new
propulsion unit as soon as the Fair
Gwen of Air gets a replacement.”
*demeanor (pg. 15)
“Grim would be, I suppose, a sobriquet
for your grandfather, based on his
demeanor.”
invincible (p. 17)
“They wore this metal armor to
protect them and make them
invincible.
massive (p. 18)
“ ‘Massive that means large and
heavy…Opiate of the massives.’ “
impression (pg. 23)
“Well, uhm, I get the impression poor
Gwen wasn’t expecting to see you
looking so big…”
depleted (pg. 26)
“When do we eat? My fuel cells are
depleted.”
expel (pg. 27)
“’Expel the object!’ Freak shouts.
“Regurgitate, you big moron!’”
regurgitate (pg. 27)
“’Expel the object!’ Freak shouts.
“Regurgitate, you big moron!’”
*sobriquet=a nickname
Part of Speech
Definition
noun
A housing unit with 2 parts (2 floors or 2
rooms)
noun
One millionth of a second
noun
An object that takes the place of another
object
noun
The way a person behaves toward others
adj
Incapable of being defeated or overcome
adj
Large in size or amount
noun
Idea, feeling, or opinion about something or
someone
verb
Used up, diminished, empty
verb
Force something to leave
verb
Bring (swallowed food) back up again