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Directions:
1.
Rank your knowledge of the word. a.
1 = never heard it, seen it, is it English? b.
2 = ok, I believe it’s a word, but please don’t give me a test! c.
3 = I have possibly seen this word, it looks/sounds familiar d.
4 = I am pretty sure that I know what this word means. e.
5 = KNOW IT! Own it! Can use this word in many different ways!
2.
Write down the definition and part of speech (verb, noun, etc)
3.
Find a synonym (word with same meaning) or antonym (word of opposite meaning) of the word OR draw a picture. Do not use any words from the definition!
4.
Give a personal example/explanation of the word = how would you use it in real life. Not a sentence using the word.
Recoil: “He was almost deafened with the report and his arm shook with the recoil” (214).
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Definition with part of speech:
n. (rē'koil')
1.
The backward action of a firearm upon firing.
Synonym or Antonym or Picture
Word:
Reeling: “His enemy had been hit. He was reeling over the parapet in his death agony”
(214).
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Synonym or Antonym or Picture
Example/Explanation
Definition with part of speech:
Verb: if you reel, you are moving unsteadily, staggering or swaying from side to side;
Example/Explanation

Word:
Gibber: “His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself. . .” (214).
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Synonym or Antonym or Picture
Word:
Revolted: “He revolted from the sight of the shattered mass of his dead enemy” (214).
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Synonym or Antonym or Picture
Definition with part of speech:
Verb:
If you gibber, you speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand, especially because you are very frightened or shocked.
Example/Explanation
Definition with part of speech:
Verb: if something revolts you, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick and shocked
Example/Explanation
Word:
Concussion: “The revolver went off with the concussion” (215).
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Synonym or Antonym or Picture
Definition with part of speech:
Noun: a violent shaking movement, caused by the very loud sound of something such as an explosion:
Example/Explanation