Unit 2: A Contest of Riddles

Learn these words from the West African folk tale retold by Patricia C. McKissack (Inside: Level B, Unit 2).

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  1. choice
    the person or thing selected
  2. contest
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from competitors
  3. aside
    a line spoken by an actor not intended for others on stage
  4. match
    set into opposition or rivalry
  5. skill
    an ability that has been acquired by training
  6. chant
    a repetitive song in which syllables are assigned to a tone
  7. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  8. contestant
    a person who participates in competitions
  9. weaver
    an artisan who makes cloth by interlacing threads or yarn
  10. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
  11. blankly
    without expression
  12. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  13. bitter
    causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
  14. defeat
    win a victory over
  15. response
    a statement that is made to reply to a question or request
  16. knowledge
    the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
  17. nonsense
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
  18. sneer
    express through a scornful smile
  19. mane
    long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
  20. rumble
    utter or emit low, dull, resonant sounds
  21. valuable
    having worth or merit
  22. vendor
    someone who exchanges goods or services for money
  23. caravan
    a procession traveling together in single file
  24. disgust
    fill with distaste
  25. outcome
    something that results
  26. captive
    being imprisoned
  27. homeland
    the country where you were born
  28. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
Created on Tue Aug 02 11:31:28 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Aug 15 12:29:14 EDT 2016)

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