vocabulary boot camp week 8. introducing our week 8 words explicit stipulate elicit inundate...
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Vocabulary Boot Camp Week 8
Introducing Our Week 8 Words
explicit stipulate elicit inundate prolific
awesome integral persistence duration array
explicit
Part of Speech:adjective
Parallel Terms:certain, precise, specific
Sample Sentence: Mrs. Magrini provided her students with
explicit requirements for each pasta tower’s height.
stipulate
Part of Speech: verb
Parallel Terms: specify, require, state
Sample Sentence: The rules for Monopoly stipulate
that each player is to begin the game with $1500.
elicit
Part of Speech:verb
Parallel Terms:obtain, bring out
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inundate
Part of Speech:verb
Parallel Terms:overwhelm, flood
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prolific
Part of Speech:adjective
Parallel Terms:abundant, productive
Sample Sentence:Having published over twenty novels, Jerry
Spinelli is considered to be a prolific writer.
awesome
Part of Speech:adjective
Parallel Terms: terrifying, dreadful
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integral
Part of Speech:adjective
Parallel Terms:essential, fundamental
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persistence
Part of Speech:noun
Parallel Terms:endurance, perseverance
Sample Sentence:
duration Part of Speech:
noun Parallel Terms:
period, term, length of time
Sample Sentence: For the duration of the
flight to Australia, Sammy devoured all three novels in the Hunger Games series.
array
Part of Speech:noun
Parallel Terms:collection, group, assortment
Sample Sentence:The shelves of the classroom library were
lined with a wide array of novels for sixth graders to explore.
Quick Write Warm Up In your RNB, express your reader’s ideas
towards the question below. (Try using a shortened I.P.E.C.C formula)First impressions can leave lasting
impressions on a reader’s interest in a novel and a specific author.
Describe your first impression of the novel. What do you think of Jerry Spinelli’s writing style
so far? Does he seem like a writer you’ll enjoy? Why or why not?