Freak the Mighty

Vocabulary

Mr. Scanlon’s 7th Grade Class

Unvanquished 1

» not defeated in any battle, contest or conflict

Unvarnished» to not give a glossy appearance to.»to not give a superficially pleasing

appearance to, especially in order to deceive; not sugar-coated: the unvarnished truth.

Phony 2

»1. not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond. »2. false or deceiving; not truthful;

concocted: a phony explanation.

Fierce 2

»wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.

Duplex 4

»a house having separate apartments for two families, especially a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances.

Mainstream 6

»the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.

Glimpse 7

»a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.

Hunker 8

» a. to hunch: The driver hunkered over the steering wheel. »b. to hide, hide out, or take shelter

(usually followed by down ): The escaped convicts hunkered down in a cave in the mountains.

Fiend 6

» a diabolically cruel or wicked person. Synonyms: monster, savage, brute, beast, devil.

Scuttle 10

»to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.

Humanoid 10

»having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.

King Arthur»King Arthur is Britain’s greatest

mythological hero, though he may be based on a real person.

His motto was, “Might for right.” He used his strength in the service of others, not for his own personal gain.

The Knights of the Round Table»Sitting at the head of a table meant

you had a higher position. King Arthur’s knights sat as equals at a round table.

The Fair Gwinevere»In the legend of the Knights of the

Round Table, she was wife to King Arthur.

“Fair” was a word used in medieval times to describe a beautiful woman.

Bulkhead 11

»any of various wall-like constructions inside a vessel, as for forming watertight compartments, subdividing space, or strengthening the structure.

Flimsy 12

»without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.

Propulsion 13

»The means to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.

Sobriquet 15

»a nickname.

Demeanor 15

»1. conduct; behavior; deportment. »2. facial appearance.

Grim 16

»1. Strict and uncompromising; grim determination.

Postulate 16

»to claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning or arguing.

Quest 17

»1. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge. »2. Medieval Romance . an adventurous

expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail.

Invincible 17

»incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.

Sophisticated 18

» altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite.

Opiate» a drug containing opium or its

derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain; narcotic.

Massive» 1. consisting of or forming a large

mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. »2. large and heavy-looking: a

massive forehead.

Intrude» to thrust or bring in without

invitation, permission, or welcome.

Tenement» Also called tenement house . a run-

down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.

Deplete»to decrease seriously or exhaust the

abundance or supply of: Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.

Expel» 1. to drive or force out or away;

discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country. »2. to cut off from membership or

relations: to expel a student from a college.

Regurgitate»1. to cause to surge or rush back;

vomit. »2. to give back or repeat, especially

something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.

Cretin 31

» a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person.

Perspective 34

»Point of view

Trajectory 34

»the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.

Nanosecond 36

» one billionth of a second.

Possessed 42

» spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power: The village believed her to be possessed by the devil.

Evasive 43

» seeking to escape from by trickery or cleverness.

Confrontation 43

» the act of facing in hostility or defiance; opposing: The feuding factions confronted one another.

Vegetate 44

» to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing: to lie on the beach and vegetate.

Archetype 45

»the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.

Artifact» a handmade object or the

remnants of one characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.

Avarice» greed for riches

Yonder» 1. being in that place or over there;

being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take. »2. being the more distant or farther:

yonder side.

Incision 51

»a cut, gash, or notch.

Divulged 51

»to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).

Bionic 51

»utilizing mechanical parts to assist humans, supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:

Modification 51

»changing somewhat the form or qualities of; altering partially; amending: a modification of a contract.

Smug 54

» confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.

Teleportation 55

» the transfer of matter from one point to another without crossing the physical space between them.

Optimum»the greatest degree or best result

obtained or obtainable under specific conditions.

Retrieval 60

»Recovery or regaining.

Damsel 62

»a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.

Oath 64

»a statement or promise strengthened by an appeal to a god or revered person.

Fidgety 64

»restless; impatient; uneasy.

Hombre 70

»man; fellow; guy: That sheriff is a mean hombre.

Incision»a cut, gash, or notch.

Incision»a cut, gash, or notch.

Incision»a cut, gash, or notch.