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VOCABULARY

The Big Wave
by
Pearl Buck

SECTION 1

terraced	lacquered
ancestors	wiry
thatched	corded
cobbled	sheaves
knoll	threshed
gratitude	haste
phosphorescent	reap
fragrant	zenith

SECTION 2

renewing	pleasant
horizon	tenderly
fetch	threshold
faltered	sorrow
snatching	midst
broth

SECTION 3

tolled	ebbing
limp	subsiding
urgently	sorrowfully
frothing

SECTION 4

exquiste	to forbid
province	determined
propose	ancient
persuade	exquisite
stern	hearth
a lantern	to shelter
solemnly	crossly

The Human Comedy by William Saroyan

“Being on Time- A Cultural Difference”

In this story, the American professor changed his behavior to adapt to the customs of Brazil. Do you think it is important to adapt your behavior to the new culture?

to quit
an orphan
a patriot
to regret
to embrace
to hum
to limp
to tremble
a passenger
the slums
stingy
second-hand
lonely
a trap
a gopher
generous
drunk
World War 2

to adapt
punctual
responsible
to apologize
to greet
rude
unacceptable
in fact
instead
appropriate
prestige
misinterpret
neither...nor
behavior
in contrast
Some verbs become nouns by adding the suffix-ing or -ation

feel-feeling,     understand-understanding
end-ending,    greet-greeting,      meet-meeting
interpret- interpretation adapt-adaptation
expect-expectation observe-observation
explain-explanation

Dear Students,
     We have worked on the meanings of the vocabulary words on this page. If you need to check the meanings of any words, you may go to :

    http:// www.dictionary.com

http:// The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus

“ Land ” by Leo Tolstoy

Who is Pakhom? What does he dream of having?

a gift-s to own ( owned)
an acre-s to be delighted ( was, were) a cart-s

to take care of (took) at once
to agree ( agreed) to rent ( rented) a shovel-s

fur to whisper( whispered)
pocket-s to keep in mind ( kept) to march ( marched)

direction-s a pile-s
to rise ( rose) to wave (waved) to be possible ( was)

to flow ( flowed) to lean ( leaned)
to be glad ( was,were) a visitor-s a ruble-s

a gift-s	to own ( owned)	an acre-s	to be delighted ( was, were)	a cart-s
to take care of (took)	at once	to agree ( agreed)	to rent ( rented)	a shovel-s
fur	to whisper( whispered)	pocket-s	to keep in mind ( kept)	to march ( marched)
direction-s	a pile-s	to rise ( rose)	to wave (waved)	to be possible ( was)
to flow ( flowed)	to lean ( leaned)	to be glad ( was,were)	a visitor-s	a ruble-s