wordly wise 2 language arts 7 thurston middle school amy cochren
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Wordly Wise 2
Language Arts 7Thurston Middle School
Amy Cochren
1. astute
Wise in a clever or practical way
2. authentic
Genuine or true;
3. delicacy
A choice item of food;
Great consideration for the feelings of others
4. derogatory
Expressing a low opinion of;
Intended to hurt the reputation
5. devour
To eat up hungrily;
To take in eagerly with the eyes or ears
6. figment
Something that is made up in the mind but has not connection with reality
7. mythicalImaginary; not real
8. plumage
A bird’s feathers
9. predatoryLiving by eating and killing other animals;
Living by robbing or stealing from others
10. priorComing earlier in time;
Coming before in order of importance
11. scavenge
To search through or pick over, looking for something usable
12. slaughter
To kill in order to obtain meat;
To kill people or animals in a cruel way
13. solitude
The condition of being alone or at some distance from people
14. ungainly
Moving in a clumsy or awkward way
15. vulnerable
Open to attack;
Easily injured physically or emotionally
1. astute 6. figment
2. authentic 7. mythical
3. delicacy 8. plumage
4. derogatory 9. predatory
5. devour 10. prior
11. scavenge
12. slaughter
13. solitude
14. ungainly
15. vulnerable
Nouns
1. authenticity 7. slaughter
2. delicacy 8. solitude
3. figment
4. plumage
5. predator
6. scavenger
Adjectives1. astute 7. ungainly
2. authentic 8. vulnerable
3. derogatory
4. mythical
5. predatory
6. prior
Verbs1. authenticate
2. devour
3. scavenge
4. slaughter
Question: What drastic change occurred
in the dodo’s living conditions in 1507?
Question: What is the noun form of
scavenge?
Question:Where might you find solitude?
Question:What is the noun form of
authentic?
Question:What types of people or animals
might be ungainly?
Question:Think of a situation in which you
would behave with delicacy?
Question:What word might describe a clever game show contestant?
Question:Other than food, what might you
devour?
Question:What word might describe
untrue gossip?
Question: A noun that could be used to
describe bullies.
Question: What was it about the dodo’s
nature that made it easy to catch?
Question: What was it about the dodo’s
physical condition that made it easy to catch?
Question: What other bird names are
derogatory when applied to humans?
Question: How was the existence of the
dodo authenticated?
Question: What did the Portuguese think
of the dodo’s intelligence?
Question: What was considered to be a
delicacy in this passage?
Question: What color were the feathers of
the dodo?
Question:Who devoured the dodo eggs?
Question: Why did many people consider
the dodo to be a figment of imagination?
Question: Who were the predators in the
passage?
Question:
What is the noun form of renovate?
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