L. Axelson

Eng. Rm 28

VIVID VOCABULARY #3 ELLEN FOSTER #1

1. abominable (adjective) something hideous and unappealing, disgusting

The abominable treatment of Ellen’s fragile mother did not help her to get well.

2. accumulate (verb) to increase gradually in quantity or number

Snow accumulated on the ground

3. adversity (noun) misfortune, hardship, bad luck

Amazing people are those who succeed no matter what adversities they face.

4. constructive (adjective) promoting improvement, helpful

His sister gave the best constructive criticism to make his creative ideas even better.

5. critique (verb) to give a critical review of something, to consider the merits and

demerits of and judge accordingly (criticism :)

Before I write my final draft, I will ask my classmates to critique my rough draft

6. deduction (noun) the process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning

It was the inspector’s deduction that the crime was an inside job.

7. speculate (verb) to think about, hypothesize, guess, suppose

Scientists speculate about life on other planets

8. tirade (noun) a long angry speech

The coach’s tirade did not help to encourage the team.

9. vengeance (noun) revenge, retaliation

He swore vengeance for the murder of his brother.

10. wretched (adjective) very unhappy or unfortunate; miserable

Her life was wretched before and after her mother’s death.

40pts PARTNER QUESTIONS ON ELLEN FOSTER (CHAPTERS 1-5)

Each answer must be written in a complete sentence and must have a quote and a page number to back up answer.

EXAMPLE: What does Ellen think her father is thinking about while sitting silently with their

relatives?

1. Ellen’s father is thinking about having a drink.

“My daddy is thinking about how good a tall glass of anything would be.” page 11

1. What is Ellen’s favorite daydream on how to kill her father?

2. Why doesn’t Ellen eat at Starletta’s house?

3. Where did Ellen’s dress for the funeral come from?

4. How would Aunt Nadine handle her daughter’s pants wetting problem?

5. What happened to all of her mother’s things after she died?

6. What did Ellen feed herself?

7. How did the house bills get paid?

8. How is Starletta’s home different than Ellen’s home?