Collection 5: Earth (A Gift Shop)

As you read Charles Yu's "Earth (A Gift Shop)." learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 7's Collection 5: Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century, Always Wanting More, poems about consumer society, Earth (A Gift Shop)
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  1. enterprising
    marked by initiative and readiness to undertake new projects
  2. aria
    an elaborate song for solo voice
  3. mandatory
    required by rule
  4. interstellar
    between or among stars
  5. hypothesis
    a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
  6. merchandise
    commodities offered for sale
  7. misjudge
    form an incorrect opinion
  8. g-force
    a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity
  9. souvenir
    something of sentimental value
  10. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  11. redemption
    the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
  12. archetypal
    of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
  13. brochure
    a small booklet with information about a product or service
  14. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  15. intentional
    done or made with purpose and will
Created on Wed Jul 16 11:15:16 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:26:48 EDT 2014)

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