Vocabulary Across Five Aprils
Chapters 1-6
Aloof
Part of Speech – Adj
Definition – removed or distant either physically or emotionally
Sentence – Her aloof manner gained her few friends.
Desolate
Part of Speech – Adj.
Definition – miserable; forsaken
Sentence – The streets which were usually so congested with cars and people have now grown desolate.
Secession
Part of Speech –n
Definition –formal withdrawal from an organization
Sentence – The secession of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War.
Tumult
Part of Speech – n
Definition – mental or emotional agitation
Sentence –Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. --Pope.
Abolitionist
Part of Speech – n
Definition – a person in favor of abolishing, or ending, slavery
Sentence – Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist; she helped slaves escape to freedom on The Underground Railroad.
Demotion
Part of Speech –n
Definition – a reduction to a lower rank or a grade of lesser importance
Sentence – If an employee is not performing their duties, they may receive a demotion to a lower position.
Detain
Part of Speech – v
Definition – to delay or hold back
Sentence – One must pass their core classes in 8th grade or they may be detained!
Dissipate
Part of Speech –v
Definition –to break up and scatter
Sentence – The fog dissipated when the sun started to shine.
Pompous
Part of Speech –adj.
Definition –self-important or arrogant
Sentence – The pompous official enjoyed commanding his subject to walk his dog whenever it rained out.
Comeuppance
Part of Speech – n
Definition – a deserved penalty or punishment
Sentence - the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation
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