Collection 6: Yeh-Shen

As you read Ai-Ling Louie's "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 6's Collection 6: Black Ships Before Troy, The Apple of Discord I, Yeh-Shen, The Prince and the Pauper (drama), The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece
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  1. Han dynasty
    imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
  2. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  3. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  4. sweetmeat
    a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)
  5. banquet
    a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
  6. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  7. glisten
    be shiny, as if wet
  8. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
  9. entrance
    attract; cause to be enamored
  10. undaunted
    resolutely courageous
  11. pavilion
    a large and often sumptuous tent
  12. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  13. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  14. harmony
    congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
  15. tattered
    worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
Created on Thu Jul 17 21:16:10 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:19:21 EDT 2014)

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