Vocabulary Activity
Write all answers in the chart on the back of the paper.
1. Choose a word from each stave. Be sure that the word is new to you. Circle the words
you choose.
Stave 1
unhallowed
(1)
covetous (2)
humbug (3)
impropriety (4)
resolute (5)
vigour (6)
congenial (7)
melancholy (8)
impenetrable
(9)
disjointed (10)
waistcoat (11)
infernal (12)
condemned
(13)
incessant (14)
apparition (15)
piteously (16)
Stave 2
distinguish (16)
perplexed (17)
diminished (18)
obliged (19)
instantaneous
(20)
earnestness (21)
rapidity (22)
condescension
(23)
capacious (24)
vast (25)
domestic (26)
idol (27)
supposition (28)
boisterous (29)
fondly (30)
irresistible (31)
Stave 3
Stave 4
Stave 5
prodigiously (31)
luscious (32)
reverently (33)
facetious (34)
modest (35)
notwithstanding
(36)
thread-bare(37)
tremulous (38)
bedight (39)
unaltered (40)
milliner (41)
exulted (42)
blithe (43)
noble (44)
aromatic (45)
merriment (46)
vile (47)
imperceptibly (48)
justified (49)
solemn (50)
gravely (50)
pendulous
(51)
trivial (52)
accustomed
(53)
defiance (54)
liberal (55)
scanty (56)
agonized (57)
mere (58)
midst (59)
reconciled
(60)
besought (61)
entreaty (62)
scarcely (63)
earnest (64)
irresistibly
(65)
obliged (66)
heartier (67)
infinitely (68)
2. Find the word in the text. The numbers in parenthesis indicated the page numbers.
Copy the sentence for each word. Underline context clues that may lead you to the
meaning. You may need to look in the sentence before or the sentence after to find a
context clue!
3. Based on the context clue, write down your best definition.
4. Use a dictionary to find an official definition. Be sure to read all the possible definitions
and choose the one that fits the context of the story.
Extra Credit: You may earn extra points by completing more than the five required words.
Stave
1
Sentence and Context Clue
My Definition
2
3
4
5
Complete any Extra Credit words on notebook paper!
Dictionary Defintion