Vocabulary Ms Kiernan Conception n My conception of New York City came from rap music 193 Conception n Something conceived in the mind a concept plan design idea or thought ID: 194402
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A Long Way Gone Vocabulary
Ms. KiernanSlide2
Conception (n.)
“My
conception
of New York City came from rap music” (193).Slide3
Conception (n.)
Something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought.Slide4
Countenance (n.)
“He was a young fellow […] but he was bald and his
countenance
made him look much older” (110).Slide5
Countenance (n.)
The appearance of a person’s face; a person’s expression.Slide6
Disconsolate (adj.)
“Her voice was trembling with sadness, and she wiped her
disconsolate
face…” (65).Slide7
Disconsolate (adj.)
Hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable. Slide8
Evaded (v.)
“…
she continued asking, but we
evaded her questions” (8).Slide9
Evaded (v.)
To escape or avoid.Slide10
Implement (v.)
“We had yet to learn these things and
implement
survival tactics” (29).Slide11
Implement (v.)
To fulfill, perform, carry outSlide12
Indelibly (adj.)
“To this day, I have an excellent photographic memory that enables me to remember details of my day-t0-day moments,
indelibly
” (51).Slide13
Indelibly (adj.)
Cannot be eliminated, forgotten, or changedSlide14
Reconcile (v.)
“The street […] was now a silent graveyard full of restless souls fighting to
reconcile
their sudden deaths” (205).Slide15
Reconcile (v.)
To restore to friendship or harmony; to settle, resolveSlide16
Subsequent (adj.)
“But
Khalilou’s
family had asked us to stay behind and follow them[…] if things didn’t improve in the subsequent days” (22).Slide17
Subsequent (adj.)
Occurring or coming later or after; following in order Slide18
Transfixed (adj.)
“But his eyes remained open,
transfixed
on the top of the forest” (99).Slide19
Transfixed (adj.)
To make or hold motionless.Slide20
Vigilance (n.)
“But we lost our
vigilance
to the gradual passing of time” (40).Slide21
Vigilance (n.)
Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficultiesSlide22
Academic Vocabulary Words
Data
(n.): Facts or information used to calculate, analyze, or plan something.
Teachers analyze test data to better help their students.Derive (v.): To take or get something from something else. They derived
great knowledge from their teacher.Distribute (v.): To give shares of something; to deal out.The teacher distributes the test to the students.Establish (v.): To set up on a firm or permanent basis.Teachers should establish a good relationship with their students.Evident (adj.): Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.It was evident that nobody wanted to be in school on Friday.