1. Vocabulary Words
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Judith Ortiz Cofer
Mrs. Cruz
10th grade

2. Quote of the day

3. Nautilus
• Snail or Mollusk that haves a spiral chambered
shell that is pearly on the inside

4. Acrid
• Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste
or smell.

5. Chifforobe
• A piece of furniture with drawers on one side and
hanging space on the other.

6. Diminish
• Make or become less.

7. Dispersed
• Distribute or spread over a wide area.

8. Benevolent
• Well meaning and kindly.

9. Odes
• A poem meant to be sung.

10. Fecund
• Capable of producing an abundance of offspring
or new growth; fertile.

11. Acceded
• Agree to a demand, request.

12. Frenzy
A state of uncontrolled excitement or wild
behavior.

13. Spire
• A Church Tower.

14. Emanate
To come or send forth, as from a source. (Light that
emanated from a lamp; a stove that emanated a
steady heat.)

15. Sequined
• Beady; covered with beads or jewels.

16. Dominion
• Supreme authority.

17. Genealogy
A line of descent traced continuously from an
ancestor.

18. Stilts
• Each of a set of posts or piles supporting a
building above the ground.

19. Chronology
• The arrangement of events or dates in the order
of their occurrence.

20. Crucifix
• A representation of a cross with a figure of Jesus
Christ on it.

21. Herb
• Any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for
flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume.

22. Revival
• improvement in the condition or strength.

23. Temper
• A person's state of mind seen in terms of their
being angry or calm.

24. Belle
• A beautiful girl or woman.

25. Wardrobe
• A person's entire collection of clothes.

26. Rosary
• A string of beads for keeping count in a
devotion.

27. Dresser
• A chest of drawers.

28. Now lets practice!
• Write 10 sentences using vocabulary words.