Collection 3: The Tempest

As you read William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 7's Collection 3: Mississippi Solo, The Tempest, Allied with Green, Big Rocks' Balancing Acts, poems about nature
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  1. ebb
    flow back or recede
  2. Neptune
    god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
  3. ewe
    female sheep
  4. rejoice
    feel happiness
  5. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  6. master
    an artist of great skill
  7. mutinous
    characterized by a rebellion against authority
  8. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  9. Jove
    supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
  10. stout
    having rugged physical strength
  11. promontory
    a natural elevation
  12. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  13. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  14. airy
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  15. charm
    a verbal formula believed to have magical force
Created on Wed Jul 09 12:38:21 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:35:14 EDT 2014)

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