Unit 2: Week 5: Making It Happen

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  1. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
    Paulo is an ambitious bike rider and always looks for challenges.
  2. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
    My coastal neighbors sailed out, flew
    to find the sodden sea birds, bogged down
    in waves of oil, a coating
    so heavy no wing could lift.
  3. bog
    get stuck while doing something
    My coastal neighbors sailed out, flew
    to find the sodden sea birds, bogged down
    in waves of oil, a coating
    so heavy no wing could lift.
  4. memorize
    learn by heart
    I’ve memorized a thousand names,
    And everyone knows me.
  5. satisfaction
    the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire
    Participating in sports, such as basketball, gave Jason great satisfaction.
  6. shudder
    tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
    Jill shuddered as she bit into the tart, juicy lemon.
  7. narrative
    consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
    I like to read narrative poems because they tell a story.
  8. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
    The repetition of words, phrases, or lines is used for emphasis.
  9. free verse
    poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
    Some pets enjoy the freedom of writing free verse poems that do not have rhyming patterns.
  10. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
    A poem with rhyme contains words that end with the same vowel sound.
Created on Tue Jul 07 14:51:04 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Jul 09 14:10:26 EDT 2020)

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