Unit 3: Selection Vocabulary 4

This list covers "The Little Boy Lost/The Little Boy Found," "A Poison Tree," and "Mandatory Volunteer Work for Teenagers."
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  1. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    The mire was deep, & the child did weep,
    And away the vapour flew.
  2. fen
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
    The little boy lost in the lonely fen,
    Led by the wand’ring light,
    Began to cry, but God, ever nigh,
    Appeared like his father, in white.
  3. nigh
    not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
    The little boy lost in the lonely fen,
    Led by the wand’ring light,
    Began to cry, but God, ever nigh,
    Appeared like his father, in white.
  4. dale
    an open valley in a hilly area
    He kissed the child, & by the hand led
    And to his mother brought,
    Who in sorrow pale, thro’ the lonely dale
  5. wrath
    intense anger
    I was angry with my friend:
    I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
  6. deceitful
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
    And I sunned it with smiles,
    And with soft deceitful wiles.
  7. wile
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
    And I sunned it with smiles,
    And with soft deceitful wiles.
  8. behold
    see with attention
    And my foe beheld it shine,
    And he knew that it was mine
  9. veil
    to obscure or conceal
    And into my garden stole
    When the night had veil’d the pole
  10. mandatory
    required by rule
    One of the best ways to help teens find their way is to make volunteer work a mandatory part of their school curriculum.
  11. propensity
    a natural inclination
    It’s true: teens have a propensity to volunteer more than adults.
  12. extracurricular
    outside the regular academic course of studies
    There are more pressures facing the modern teen than we can count: school, work, family, sports, and other extracurricular activities, just to name a few.
  13. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
    Allocate eight hours per day for sleep, eight hours for school (including getting ready and travel time), three hours for homework, two hours for activities such as sports or a part-time job, two hours for dinner and family time, and one hour for socializing.
  14. grudgingly
    in a reluctant manner
    Students that are forced to volunteer may resent the demand on their time, and therefore perform the work grudgingly.
Created on Mon Apr 12 10:15:30 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 14 10:50:59 EDT 2021)

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