Across Five Aprils

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Across Five Aprils

• Chapter 3 vocabulary

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prestige

• The speaker had such prestige that everyone in
  the room new who he was.
• The politician experienced an increase in his
  prestige after he won his election.
• The MTV awards ceremony is a prestigious night
  for musicians.

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prestige pg. 37

• pres tige
• widespread respect and admiration felt for
  someone or something on the basis of a perception
  of their achievements or quality
• reputation

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prestige

• The speaker had such prestige that everyone in
  the room new who he was.
• The politician experienced an increase in his
  prestige after he won his election.
• The MTV awards ceremony is a prestigious night
  for musicians.

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oratory

• Robert H. Jackson was known for his oratory.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for his
  oratory abilities as well as for his involvement
  in the Civil Rights Movement.

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oratory pg. 37

• or a to ry
• The art or practice of formal speaking in public
• public speaking

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oratory

• Robert H. Jackson was known for his oratory.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for his
  oratory abilities as well as for his involvement
  in the Civil Rights Movement.

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tedium

• The people in southern Illinois during the Civil
  War era felt a tedium of everyday life.
• You might feel the tedium of everyday life if you
  dont get the opportunity to have a say in your
  life or change things up every now and then.

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tedium pg. 37

• te di um
• The state of being tedious, or too long, slow or
  dull
• boredom

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tedium

• The people in southern Illinois during the Civil
  War era felt a tedium of everyday life.
• You might feel the tedium of everyday life if you
  dont get the opportunity to have a say in your
  life or change things up every now and then.

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fiasco

• Because of the rain, the dog attack, and the
  person fainting, the picnic was a complete
  fiasco.
• Today seemed like a complete fiasco because
  nothing went the way I wanted it to go.
• The mayor was glad that the marathon, which could
  have been a complete fiasco because so many
  things could go wrong, wasnt a problem.

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fiasco pg. 38

• fi as co
• A thing that is a complete failure especially in
  a ludicrous or humiliating way
• disaster

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fiasco

• Because of the rain, the dog attack, and the
  person fainting, the picnic was a complete
  fiasco.
• Today seemed like a complete fiasco because
  nothing went the way I wanted it to go.
• The mayor was glad that the marathon, which could
  have been a complete fiasco because so many
  things could go wrong, wasnt a problem.

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chafed

• The boys became chafed and upset after they lost
  the basketball game by one point.
• I became chafed when I had to ask three of my
  four students to throw out their gum.

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chafed pg. 38

• chafe ed
• Become or make annoyed
• annoyed

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chafed

• The boys became chafed and upset after they lost
  the basketball game by one point.
• I became chafed when I had to ask three of my
  four students to throw out their gum.

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emancipator

• Many people call Abraham Lincoln The Great
  Emancipator for his work with freeing the
  slaves.
• Someone who feels strongly about getting rid of
  slavery might name him or herself an emancipator,
  especially if he or she talks out freely about
  freeing slaves.

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emancipator pg. 39

• e man ci pa tor
• Person whos goal is to free others from slavery

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emancipator

• Many people call Abraham Lincoln The Great
  Emancipator for his work with freeing the
  slaves.
• Someone who feels strongly about getting rid of
  slavery might name him or herself an emancipator,
  especially if he or she talks out freely about
  freeing slaves.

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nullification

• The sudden nullification of something as
  important as the American Constitution would
  cause Americans to be without a basis for their
  laws and government.
• The judges were unwilling to nullify the
  government decisions because the judges couldnt
  see how the society could continue without the
  support of that law.

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nullification pg. 41

• nul li fi ca tion
• To make of no use or value
• cancel out

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nullification

• The sudden nullification of something as
  important as the American Constitution would
  cause Americans to be without a basis for their
  laws and government.
• The judges were unwilling to nullify the
  government decisions because the judges couldnt
  see how the society could continue without the
  support of that law.

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blithely

• One might say that the teachers act blithely when
  we dont show interest in the story about your
  dog in the morning, when in fact we are only
  trying to get ready for the upcoming day.
• You might act blithely toward someone who you are
  enemies with, but they are trying to get into
  your group of friends.

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blithely pg. 42

• blithe ly
• showing a casual and cheerful indifference
  considered to be callous or improper
• uncaring

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blithely

• One might say that the teachers act blithely when
  we dont show interest in the story about your
  dog in the morning, when in fact we are only
  trying to get ready for the upcoming day.
• You might act blithely toward someone who you are
  enemies with, but they are trying to get into
  your group of friends.

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tumult

• As he watched the fight between his parents, Joe
  felt as if he were bursting with tumult inside.
• The whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and
  tumult after there had been three robberies in
  two nights.

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tumult pg. 42

• tu mult
• Confusion or disorder
• disorder

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tumult

• As he watched the fight between his parents, Joe
  felt as if he were bursting with tumult inside.
• The whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and
  tumult after there had been three robberies in
  two nights.

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wastrel

• The wastrel showed his true character when he
  walked out of the bar, drunk, without paying.
• Some people are unlucky enough to have a father
  or mother who is a wastrel and doesnt help take
  care of them.

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wastrel pg. 42

• wast rel
• A wasteful or good-for-nothing person
• deadbeat

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wastrel

• The wastrel showed his true character when he
  walked out of the bar, drunk, without paying.
• Some people are unlucky enough to have a father
  or mother who is a wastrel and doesnt help take
  care of them.

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silhouetted

• The castle was silhouetted against the evening
  sky.
• When I taught kindergarten, we silhouetted the
  students profiles on black paper.

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silhouetted pg. 44

• sil hou ette ed
• cast or show (someone or something) as a dark
  shape and outline against a lighter

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silhouetted

• The castle was silhouetted against the evening
  sky.
• When I taught kindergarten, we silhouetted the
  students profiles on black paper.

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perplexities

• One perplexity that students and adults share is
  not having enough time to get everything done
  that needs done.
• I am glad that I do not have the perplexities
  that Mr. Cammarata has every day.

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perplexities pg. 18

• per plex it ies
• A complicated or baffling situation
• problem

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perplexities

• One perplexity that students and adults share is
  not having enough time to get everything done
  that needs done.
• I am glad that I do not have the perplexities
  that Mr. Cammarata has every day.