Vocabulary Chapters 1&2
Name: _______________________________
Find each word in the right-hand column on the page indicated. Read the sentence in which it they are
used, and several of the sentences before and after it. Then, without looking in the dictionary, match
each word with the definition that makes the most sense. Check your answers by using the dictionary.
1. ________ set or close tightly
A. massive (13)
2. ________ willful refusal to obey constituted authority
B. galleons (11)
3. _______ heavy materials put in hold of a ship to steady it
C. blackout (18)
4. _______ large in structure
D. cowardly (20)
5. _______ sheltered side
E. disheartened (23)
6. _______ sailing vessels used by the Spanish
F. mutiny (21)
7. _______ rear end of boat
G. leeward (20)
8. _______ lacking courage
H. ballast (21)
9. _______ discouraged
I. stern (25)
10. _______ period of darkness to prevent enemy attack
J. clenched (26)
After you check your answers with a dictionary, count the number of words whose definitions you
determined correctly from context. Write the number below.
Words determined correctly: ___________________
Vocabulary Chapters 3&4
Name: ________________________________________________
Use a thesaurus or dictionary to complete the synonym trains. The first one is done for you.
1.
ignite (30)
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2. trench (31)
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3. defiantly (36)
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4. deftly (37)
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5. cleats (33)
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6. remote (35)
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7. lubricating (30) __________________
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8. outrageous (35) __________________ _______________________
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9. aimlessly (39) __________________
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10. welt (31)
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Vocabulary Chapters 5&6
Name: _____________________________________________
Find each vocabulary word listed below on the page indicated. Rewrite the sentence containing the
word, substituting a synonym or synonym phrase for the vocabulary word.
1.
Faintly (47) ____________________________________________________________________
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2.
Drone (48) ____________________________________________________________________
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3.
Anxiously (48) _________________________________________________________________
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4. Massive (50) ___________________________________________________________________
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5.
Thrashing (53) _________________________________________________________________
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6.
Gasping (53) __________________________________________________________________
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7.
Rage (53) ____________________________________________________________________
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8.
Scornfully (54) _________________________________________________________________
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9.
Harassment (54) _______________________________________________________________
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10. Hyperbole “There was steel in his voice when he answered, “We be goin to dat islan’, young
bahss. Dat be true.” Why is this a hyberbole? What does it mean?
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Vocabulary Chapters 7 & 8
Name: _____________________________________
Define each word, either by using the dictionary or using context clues, and use each word in your own
sentence. You can refer back to the pages to use the context clues. Use each word in the part of speech
as it is written; do not change the part of speech.
1.
Lurched (57) __________________________________________________________________
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2.
Outrageous (57) ________________________________________________________________
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3.
flopped (58) ___________________________________________________________________
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4.
Gravely (59) ___________________________________________________________________
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5.
Harshly (60) ___________________________________________________________________
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6.
Fronds (64) ___________________________________________________________________
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7. Smoldering (66) _________________________________________________________________
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8. Anguish (68) ___________________________________________________________________
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9. Murmuring (68) ________________________________________________________________
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10. Approvingly (68) _______________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary Chapters 9, 10 &11
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Write the part of speech for each word, a synonym and an antonym. Refer to the sentences in the
book to use context clues. Only use a dictionary if necessary.
1.
Swiftly (73)
Adv.
Quickly
2. trough (73) ________________
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3. thrashing (74) __________________ ____________________
4. rancid (77) ________________
5. cease (78) ________________
Slowly
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6. catchment (78) ________________
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7. submerged (80) _______________
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8. abruptly (80) ________________
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9. voodoo (82) ________________
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10. bearing (85) ________________
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Vocabulary Chapters 12, 13 & 14
Name: ______________________________________________________
Describe each vocab word in your own words. Use the context clues to help you define the words.
Include the part of speech.
1. Wheezed (88) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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2. Malaria (88) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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3. Waded (90) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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4. Lurking (94) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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5. Mussel (95) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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6. Sensation (95) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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7. Trembling (98) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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8. scallops (101) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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9.
coarse (101) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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10. Tempest “tempis” (104) Part Of Speech: ____________ Definition in your own words:
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Vocabulary Chapters 15 & 16
Name: ___________________________________
Write the vocabulary word that fits with the definition.
Rustling (106)
Pelted (109)
Slithering (107)
fury (110)
gust (107)
flayed (111)
raging (108)
sprawled (115)
whitecap (108)
legacy (116)
________________________To be attacked or showered with something that is not pleasant. Fired at.
________________________Glide or move in a sliding motion. Slink around.
________________________ waves on the water
________________________ whip or lash someone or something severely
________________________ violent intensity with is uncontrolled, powerful
________________________ a sudden blast of air or a strong breeze
________________________Crackling or crunching sounds made when something moves.
________________________ something that is left behind to the living when one dies to remind them
of the one who died.
________________________ spread out in a way that shows carelessness-stretched out.
________________________ anger, rage or wrath
Vocabulary Chapters 17, 18 & 19
Name: _________________________________________________________
For each word, write the part of speech and definition OR part of speech and a sentence showing you
understand the meaning of the word. OR part of speech and synonym & antonym. Follow the directions
for each word!
Barracuda (121) Part of Speech: ___________________ Definition: ____________________________
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Earnest (122) Part of Speech: ___________________ synonym: ____________________________
Antonym: ____________________________________________
Flailing (123) Part of Speech: ___________________ Use in your own sentence: _________________
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Gingerly (123) Part of Speech: ___________________ Use in your own sentence: _________________
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Bleat (124) Part of Speech: ___________________ Definition: ____________________________
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Lapping (125) Part of Speech: ___________________ Definition: ____________________________
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Vanished (131) Part of Speech: ___________________ synonym: ____________________________
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Idling (133) Part of Speech: ___________________ Definition: ____________________________
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Badgering (134) Part of Speech: ___________________ Use in your own sentence:
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Meekly (134) Part of Speech: ___________________ synonym: ____________________________
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