Collection 2: Called Out

As you read Barbara Kingsolver's "Called Out," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 2: Called Out, Hope for Animals and Their World, My Life as a Bat
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  1. Halley
    English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742)
  2. El Nino
    a warm ocean current in the Pacific that sets off a chain of weather events
  3. botanical
    of or relating to plants
  4. clime
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  5. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  6. Groundhog Day
    if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
  7. pedestrian
    lacking wit or imagination
  8. latency
    the state of being not yet evident or active
  9. behest
    an authoritative command or request
  10. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  11. persistence
    steady determination
  12. parched
    extremely thirsty
  13. benefaction
    a contribution of money or assistance
  14. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  15. germination
    the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
Created on Thu Jul 03 16:33:14 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Jul 04 11:36:57 EDT 2014)

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