VocabularyThe most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your

vocabulary. –J.K. Rowling

(Latin root) Corpbody

The Corpse Bride may have been a cold, dead body, but she still found love.

(prefix) Hypermore than normal

Considering Billy’s hyperactive response to getting a new bike, his mother decided to have him heavily medicated.

(suffix) doma state or quality of being

Although wisdom was Dumbledore’s forte, he admitted to Harry, “Being rather cleverer than most men, my mistakes tend to be

correspondingly huger."

perspectivea mental view or outlook; a particular

way of looking at something

Billy’s perspective on life changed after he was saved from the burning building.

clamora noisy outburst or demand; outcry

Billy the Dog’s misbehavior caused a clamor in the household on a daily basis.

dispiritedto feel dejected; to lose hope

Billie’s dispirited outlook on the dating scene only grew more dismal when even her own mother lost hope.

idioman expression that cannot be

understood literally

The joke was on him when he took the idiom seriously. Unfortunately, he never got it off.

retaliateto pay back an injury in kind

Retaliation, Tufty decided, would be swift.

flayto whip or lash

The criminal investigators racked their minds when flayed bodies began to show up at the morgue.

starkcomplete or utter; extreme

Little Billy and his brother had not lived long enough to understand the stark differences between Easter and Halloween.