HMH Unit 2 Week 1 Vocabulary

imitation

looks like the real thing but is only a copy

indifference

a lack of interest

spitefully

to do it in a deliberately mean, hurtful way

pondered

thought deeply about it

fumed

very angry

confided

told that person something personal or secret

escorting

you are going somewhere with that person

habitually

to do it repeatedly, out of habit

surmised

guessed it was true

antonym

a word that is opposite in meaning to another word

synonym

a word that means the same or almost the same as another word

gen

root words that means “something produced”

en-

prefix that means “within, in”

-y, -ly, -ily

suffixes that mean “like” or “characterized by”

voracious

very eager to do a task such as reading

discipline

self-control

persevere

you continue to do it even when there is little hope of success

intrepid

fearless and adventurous

narrator

person who shares information using his or her own words

first person point of view

uses pronouns such as I, me, and my

third person point of view

uses pronouns such as he, she, they, and them

author’s purpose

why the author writes the text: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain

conflict

problem in the story

resolution

how the problem is solved

sequence words

first, next, then, later, finally

characters

people in the story

setting

where and when the story takes place

plot

the events in the story

theme

the main message, lesson, or moral of the text

inference

using details from the text and the knowledge in your head to make an educated guess

point of view

who is telling the story

limited point of view

told from the perspective of the main character and only shows their thoughts

omniscient point of view

the narrator knows everything and tells the reader things the people in the story might not know