Collection 2: Sorry, Wrong Number

As you read Lucille Fletcher's "Sorry, Wrong Number," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 7's Collection 2: The People Could Fly, The Song of Wandering Aengus and Sonnet 43, Magic and the Brain, Another Place, Another Time, Sorry, Wrong Number
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  1. querulous
    habitually complaining
  2. peripheral
    on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary
  3. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  4. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  5. bridle
    anger or take offense
  6. apprehend
    take into police custody
  7. exasperation
    a feeling of annoyance
  8. invalid
    someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
  9. whimper
    cry weakly or softly
  10. lethargic
    deficient in alertness or activity
Created on Wed Jul 02 21:22:36 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Jul 04 11:38:03 EDT 2014)

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