Collection 5: The First Day of School

As you read R.V. Cassill's "The First Day of School," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 6's Collection 5: texts about Colin Powell, The First Day of School, Paul Revere's Ride, On Doomed Flight
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  1. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  2. tool
    work with an instrument
  3. affirmation
    a statement asserting the truth of something
  4. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  5. stout
    having rugged physical strength
  6. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  7. stealthy
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  8. linger
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  9. contented
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  10. mocking
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  11. condition
    a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
  12. refusal
    the act of showing unwillingness
  13. serene
    not agitated
  14. poised
    marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
  15. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
Created on Wed Jul 16 09:34:51 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:28:01 EDT 2014)

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