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?