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 _____________________