Name: _______________________________

Marigolds (page 74)

Words to Know

Definitions to Know

A. Copy the definition of each word as it appears at the bottom of the story.

1. bravado: _________________________________________________________

2. compassion: ______________________________________________________

3. degradation: ______________________________________________________

4. futile: ___________________________________________________________

5. impotent: ________________________________________________________

6. impoverished: _____________________________________________________

7. perverse: ________________________________________________________

8. poignantly: _______________________________________________________

9. squalor: _________________________________________________________

10. stoicism: _________________________________________________________

B. Using a thesaurus, write one synonym for each word.


11. bravado ___________________

12. compassion ________________

13. degradation ________________

14. futile ______________________

15. impotent ___________________


16. impoverished _________________

17. perverse _____________________

18. poignantly ____________________

19. squalor ______________________

20. stoicism _____________________