Power Words Flashcards
Mesmerize
Hypnotize, Put in a trance
Descendent
Younger generation, offspring
Debut
The first performance of something
Fiasco
A complete disaster
Saucy
Sassy, back-talking
Dawdle
Waste time
Reproach
To blame or accuse
Savor
To appreciate, make the most of something
This person was a deaf piano teacher
Old Chong
This person got locked in a closet
Margot
Confine
A border or boundary
Unseemly
Rude or not proper
Definition “something that stands for meaning greater than itself”
Term: symbol
Prodigy
Child genius
This poem was written about how people should only change themselves if they want to.
“Without Commrcials”
Liberation
Freedom
Beckon
To signal someone to come
Reverie
A dream or a fantasy
Impertinent
Bold and saucy
Reluctant
Hesitant, unsure
Definition “a struggle with another person or with oneself”
Term: conflict
This person was 86 years old and lived on a reservation.
Joe Iron Shell
Martin’s Grandpa
This person wanted her daughter to be a “Chinese Shirley Temple”.
Jing Mei’s mom
Definition “the things about a person that you can see”
Term: outer
Tumultuous
Stormy, chaotic
Immense
Huge
Definition “a local form of language with differences in vocabulary, grammar and accent”
Dialect
Definition “your values and making personal choices”
Term: inner
This person was a wise part of the neighborhood and had a very unique nickname.
Side Pocket
Resilient
Able to bounce back from bad times
This person was embarrassed by his great-grandfather.
Martin
This person is the younger sister of a part-Sioux boy
Cheryl
Fatigue
Extreme tiredness
This person counted foghorn bellows instead of studying.
Jing Mei
Definition “a comparison that uses ‘like’ or ‘as’”
Term: simile
Definition “word choice”
Term: diction
This person ate a special diet and offended people without knowing it.
The painter lady