V o c a b u l a r y P r o j e c t

E l i z a b e t h F o r b e s

B e l l 1

WANTED

PAroxysm: /PAr-uhk-siz-uhm/

CrimE: A fiT, suDDEN ouTbursT

LAsT sEEN WiTh: EruPTioN, frENzy

ALiAs: PAroxysmAL, PAroxysmiC

rEWArD: moLLy hAD A PAroxysm of CoughiNg ThE DAy shE hAD AN AsThmA ATTACk.

WANTED

frAy -/’fr /ā

CrimE: fighT

LAsT sEEN WiTh: QuArrEL, brAWL

ALiAs: frAyED

rEWArD: WhAT sTArTED As A smALL frAy, ENDED uP As A fuLL- bLoWN bAr brAWL.

WANTED

JurisDiCTioN -/Jur-Es-Dik-shEN/

CrimE: PoWEr, righT, or AuThoriTy To iNTErPrET, AND APPLy ThE LAW.

LAsT sEEN WiTh: CommAND, AuThoriTy

ALiAs: NoNE.

rEWArD: ThE PoLiCE offiCEr WAs ouT of his JurisDiCTioN WhEN hE TriED To ArrEsT ThE iNNoCENT bysTANDEr.

WANTED

imPLACAbLE /-PLAk’E-/

CrimE: NoT PossibLE To PLEAsE

LAsT sEEN WiTh: ruThLEss, rELENTLEss

ALiAs: imPLACAbLy

rEWArD: ThE imPLACAbLE PATiENT WAs NoT sATisfiED WiTh his DoCTor’s Work, so hE fiLED A LAWsuiT.

PERSONIFICATIONHarass: (Full-Circle Ending)

Harass is a stalker. He follows me around the town, lurking in the shadows. He calls my house, and hangs up when I answer. I think he watches my every move! Harass is a stalker.

PERSONIFICATION

• Monolithic: (Simile)

Monolithic is a like a rock. If you hit him, you’ll hurt your hand! He’s massive like a bolder. He doesn’t look like a bolder though, he’s just very tall, and well built. He’s one massive boy!

PERSONIFICATIONIndigent: (Metaphor)

Indigent is a needy child. Her job at McDonald’s barely gets her by. She often finds herself using food stamps, and eating off the dollar menu. She lives out of her car, which is very cramped. She doesn’t admit she needs money, but we all know it.

Personal Definition

Arbitrary: (Simile)

She made an arbitrary decision that was as bad as blowing up a nation monument.

Personal Definition

• Reprehensible: (Metaphor)

After her reprehensible act of cheating, which she had told her parents of, she could feel a thousand accusing eyes burning a hole in her back.

Personal Definition

Skirmish: (Hyphenated Modifier)

She had a skirmish with her landlord about the rent, even though he had given her the “If-you-don’t-pay-the-rent-right-now-I’ll-throw-you-out,” speech, several times.