““Ribbons”Ribbons”

by Laurence Yepby Laurence Yep

Vocabulary Words…

harassedharassed

(participle)

- troubled, bothered

laboriouslaborious

(Adjective)

- hard; difficult

exoticexotic

(Adjective)

-foreign; strange in a fascinating way.

exertionexertion

(noun)

-hard work or effort

exileexile

(noun)

-living away from one’s country, usually not by choice

““The Green Mamba” The Green Mamba” by Roald Dahlby Roald Dahl

Vocabulary words…

autobiographyautobiography

(Noun)

-the biography of a person narrated

by himself.

verandaveranda(Noun)

- A usually roofed open gallery or portico attached to the exterior of a building

malevolentmalevolent

(Adjective)

-wishing to harm others

““The Treasure of Lemon Brown”The Treasure of Lemon Brown”by Walter Dean Meyersby Walter Dean Meyers

Vocabulary words…

impromptuimpromptu

(Adjective)

-unplanned; made or done without preparation

tenativelytenatively

(Adverb)

-in an uncertain or hesitant way

intentlyintently

(Adverb)

-with close attention

brittlebrittle

(Adjective)

-having a sharp, hard quality.

Brittle also means “touchy or unbending”

ominousominous

(Adjective)

-threatening, seeming to indicate that something bad will happen

octaveoctave

(Noun)

-eight whole notes