Collection 4: Marigolds

As you read Eugenia Collier's "Marigolds," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 8's Collection 4: Marigolds, poems about communication, When Do Kids Become Adults?, articles about age requirements for drivers
20 words 4719 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. nostalgia
    a longing for something past
  2. futile
    producing no result or effect
  3. American Dream
    the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
  4. chary
    characterized by great caution
  5. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  6. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  7. retribution
    the act of taking revenge
  8. stoicism
    an indifference to pleasure or pain
  9. perverse
    marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
  10. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  11. impotent
    lacking power or ability
  12. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
  13. Fury
    (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
  14. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  15. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  16. degradation
    a change to a lower state
  17. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  18. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  19. barren
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  20. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Created on Sun Jul 13 19:26:16 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:35:40 EDT 2014)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.