Comparing Themes Across Genres pg. 307 - Vocabulary

Sacagawea

• Mesmerized                – His fingers mesmerized me as they skated across the piano performing a brilliant trill.
• Impeccable                 – It was hard not to applaud wildly after the impeccable performance.
• Petrified                     – The lion fixed its petrifying stare on the boy.
• Stoically                      – Despite my pleas of reform, my dad stoically refuses to drive more slowly, giving me heart attacks when I come to school.
• Dissuade                     – The bad grades further dissuaded him from doing his schoolwork.
• Chaotic                       – It was quite hard to hear anything in this chaotic din.
• Negotiated                  – With much screaming, kicking, shouting and negotiating, we finally decided to split the cake into two halves.
• Acquisition                 – Genius is acquired, not born.

• Corps                          – The company set up a talented corps to try to find a way to produce more sustainable goods.
• Commemorate           – This year we commemorate Hanoi in its 1000^th year.
• Resemble                    – Shane resembles the hottest model I have ever seen on TV; though sadly, I forgot the name!