The Many Meanings of Meilan

by Andrea Wang

Meilan, an American sixth grader of Chinese descent, moves to a new town and a new school, where she overcomes racial profiling, makes new friends, and learns what it means to be Meilan.

10 lists 250 words 232 learners

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VOCABULARY LISTS IN THIS COLLECTION:

Chapters 1–4

Jump to activity:
- phoenix
- parasol
- beloved
- calligraphy
- celestial
- virtue
- benevolence
- integrity
- propriety
- turbulent
- longing
- surge
- trill
- buoy
- simultaneously
- stammer
- ledger
- matcha
- dialect
- brindled
- beckon
- concede
- conscience
- arrogant
- mourning
Chapters 5–8

Jump to activity:
- mythology
- harmony
- turnpike
- pang
- misery
- disposable
- squabble
- cursive
- thrum
- mandible
- squatter
- proverb
- appease
- transcript
- wince
- nasal
- folktale
- devious
- disoriented
- dutiful
- saunter
- inspirational
- impose
- accommodate
- chide
Chapters 9–12

Jump to activity:
- snicker
- superstitious
- retort
- distracted
- distorted
- mochi
- talon
- outcast
- tsunami
- fragile
- muster
- lopsided
- trellis
- vivid
- tendril
- lush
- suffocate
- flail
- churning
- conjure
- inhabit
- scrim
- ponder
- revered
- cringe
Chapters 13–17

Jump to activity:
- rural
- bustle
- honorable
- snippet
- inheritance
- nook
- millennium
- fateful
- catastrophe
- jolt
- ragged
- gingerly
- close-knit
- homophone
- inflection
- warily
- heroine
- lustrous
- deceit
- philosophy
- humble
- radiate
- ancestor
- affectionate
- debris
Chapters 18–22

Jump to activity:
- jade
- polymer
- enamel
- pry
- askew
- tentatively
- cowl
- complexion
- noble
- peasant
- pigment
- dissipate
- convey
- persist
- outgoing
- nix
- aggravated
- sneer
- authentic
- exotic
- mull
- gawk
- starling
- indigo
- iridescent
Chapters 23–27

Jump to activity:
- pathetic
- intrigue
- proportional
- barbed
- stealthily
- rubric
- deploy
- intervention
- tariff
- invincible
- mandatory
- hardship
- abrupt
- ironic
- sarcasm
- pitiful
- manipulate
- karma
- mystified
- twinge
- claustrophobic
- prompt
- decipher
- preserve
- despair
Chapters 28–32

Jump to activity:
- dilemma
- prod
- dawdle
- compassionate
- dismay
- cackle
- humiliate
- quizzically
- tempt
- enrage
- wilt
- sanctity
- contempt
- silhouette
- sympathy
- curtly
- gloat
- devastation
- snarky
- impending
- misfortune
- matter-of-fact
- till
- exasperation
- aback
Chapters 33–37

Jump to activity:
- genuine
- fusion
- scheming
- disintegrate
- subtle
- silver lining
- enlist
- savor
- somber
- communism
- squadron
- covert
- gist
- brim
- garbled
- waft
- altar
- ritual
- devoted
- monk
- downplay
- resignation
- belligerent
- incredulous
- tinge
Chapters 38–42

Jump to activity:
- emporium
- strut
- logo
- brash
- phobia
- gape
- obituary
- eerie
- irrational
- resolute
- determination
- wail
- smother
- strew
- wane
- ebony
- thrift
- billow
- rasp
- crypt
- dispel
- cope
- slather
- antibiotic
- crevice
Chapters 43–47

Jump to activity:
- absolute
- telepathy
- mode
- mausoleum
- muse
- coincidence
- anguish
- vital
- bristly
- superhero
- navigate
- hubbub
- appalled
- culprit
- insistent
- recoil
- lash out
- frayed
- coalesce
- vulnerable
- gruesome
- reverberate
- vast
- hesitant
- bicker