Name __________________________ Date: _____________________ CORE: _________ Page #: ________
Peak Vocabulary
Objective #: 6.01
Below is a vocabulary list of words in the novel with which you may be unfamiliar. Before we begin
reading, use the strategies indicated to create a definition for and better understanding of each word.
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Structural Word Analysis: First try to define each word below using structural word analysis.
The words below have been broken into prefix, suffix, and word root. Define the affix and/or word
root, and then use the definitions of the smaller parts to define the whole word. *Check your
definition with the dictionary once you get to part III.
Word
II.
Prefix
Root
Suffix
Word Definition
One who is
characterized with
having non-belief
(someone who is
skeptical)
Incredulously
In/cred/ul/ous/ly
in = not
cred = believe
ulous = having, full
of
ly = characterized by
Concurred
Con/curr/ed
Con = with
Cur = run
Ed = past tense verb
Reevaluate
Re = again
E = out
Valu = worth
Ate = cause to be
Context Clues: Using the Peak novel provided, turn to the page indicated and find the vocabulary
word. Write the sentence in the space provided. Then, circle the vocabulary word, underline the
context clues used to help define it, indicate which context clue type is being used, and lastly, write
your definition of the word.
1) ascent – p. 3
Sentence: “I should have waited until June to make the ascent, but no, moron has to go up in March.”
Context clue type: Restatement
Ascent means to climb up.
2) audacious – p. 8
Sentence:
Context clue type:
Audacious means
3) alleged – p. 12
Sentence:
Context clue type:
Alleged means
4) elicited – p. 16
Sentence:
Context clue type:
Elicited means
5) demeanor – p. 16
Sentence:
Context clue type:
Demeanor means
6) remorseful – p. 19
Sentence:
Context clue type:
Remorseful means
7) unwavering – p. 20
Sentence:
Context clue type:
Unwavering means
8) duress – p. 20
Sentence:
Context clue type:
Duress means
III.
IV.
Dictionary: Use a dictionary to define the words in this section. Write the definition in your own words.
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precarious (p.3)
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pelting (p.4)
3)
enunciating (p.13)
4)
stupor (p. 19)
5)
wherewithal (p. 23)
6)
begrudgingly (p. 24-25)
7)
mellowed (p. 27)
8)
cringed (p. 28)
9)
undisclosed (p. 39)
10)
concierge (p. 41)
11)
pandemonium (p. 48)
12)
auspicious (p. 49)
13)
flourish (p. 51)
14)
cairn (p. 93)
15)
balaclava (p. 116)
Thesaurus: For the words in this section, consult a thesaurus and write a synonym with which you are
familiar to define the vocabulary words. *If you have trouble finding a synonym in the thesaurus with which
you are familiar, use the dictionary to create a one word definition for the vocabulary word.
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disheveled (p. 62) ___________________________
surly (p. 65) ________________________________
pristine (p. 73) ______________________________
auspicious (p. 93) ___________________________
poignant (p. 114) ____________________________
belligerently (p. 133) _________________________
garish (p. 143) ______________________________
daunting (p. 154) ____________________________
debilitated (p. 170) __________________________
vigil (p. 175) ________________________________
disperse (p. 175) ____________________________
blindsided (p. 176) ___________________________
devastated (p. 178)__________________________
enmeshed (p. 189)_ _________________________
efficiency (p. 189) ___________________________
elusive (p. 189) _____________________________
blanch (p. 206) _____________________________
denouement ( p. 131, 242) ____________________