2. Deign
To deign to do something is to
lower yourself or act like you’re
too good to do whatever it is
you’re doing. If someone
________s to clean the bathroom,
they think that cleaning bathrooms
is beneath them.
4. Deign
If a celebrity stopped to talk to you, you
could say that they deigned to talk to you
since they probably think they’re better than
you are.
If I think I’m too good to take out the trash
but I do it anyway, I deign to take out the
trash.
5. Deign
Can you use this word while talking about a
chore you have to do at home but you hate
doing it?
6. Deign
If I am a teacher and I teach students, do I
deign to teach them?
If I am a heart surgeon and a little kid asks
me a question, do I deign to answer it?
7. Deign
Produce as many examples as you
can of people or things that might
deign to do something.
9. Despondent
If you are despondent, you’re so
depressed and upset that you don’t
know what to do with yourself. So
if you or someone you know is
terribly depressed or upset about
something, you can say they’re
______________.
11. Despondent
If you lose someone who is close to you,
you might feel despondent.
If your pet runs away and you loved that pet
very much, you might feel despondent.
13. Despondent
If someone brings you balloons and a cake
to celebrate your birthday, should that make
you feel despondent?
If you have a terrible fight with your best
friend, could that make you feel
despondent?
16. Dialogue
A conversation that occurs
between two or more people is
called a dialogue. If you and two
friends are having a conversation,
you’re having a __________.
18. Dialogue
I overheard a dialogue between Sandy and
Irene but I can’t repeat what they said.
I’ve been waiting all week to have a dialogue
with his mother about his grades.
20. Dialogue
If a character in a story talks to him- or
herself but not to anyone else, is that
dialogue?
If Cinderella and Snow White are talking
with Ariel, are they having a dialogue?
23. Divulge
Divulge means to give away, like a
secret. So if I tell you my secret
soup recipe and ask you not to
___________ it, I want you to
keep it between us.
27. Divulge
If Ms. Leddy asks me to keep something a
secret, but I tell Mr. Barrett about it, did I
divulge the secret?
If I tell Mrs. Becker I have a secret, and she
never tells anyone about it, did she divulge
the secret?
30. Eclectic
Eclectic describes a collection of
things that are all different and come
from different places. If I have books
that are fiction, nonfiction, biography,
mystery, humor, and horror, I have an
____________ collection of books.
32. Eclectic
Her musical taste was eclectic: she liked rap,
country, oldies, and metal and had lots of
CDs from every different kind of music.
The decorations at her house were eclectic;
some came from India, others from Africa,
and others from Target.
34. Eclectic
If you had fourteen identical pairs of shoes
in the same color and size from the same
store, do you have an eclectic shoe
collection?
If I had a bunch of spoons that I got from
every restaurant I’ve ever eaten in, do I have
an eclectic collection of spoons?
