1. Copper sun vocabulary review
Ms. K. m. Phillips
English 9
PCHS

2. Cajoled
Sentence: Many times he had to be carried or cajoled into continuing the journey.
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: persuading someone to do something by promising something in return

3. Part of Speech: Adjective
INCONSOLABLE
Sentence: He pushed her in the direction of the kitchen to scream in protest, inconsolable.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: extremely sad and not able to be comforted

4. MAR Sentence: It might mar our child. Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: to hurt or damage the good condition of something.

5. sentry
Sentence: Noah continued to stand like a sentry at the door, never moving, never displaying any emotion.
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: a soldier who guards

6. Part of Speech: Adjective
Rapt
Sentence: Polly looked around with rapt curiosity.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: showing complete interest in something

7. insubordination Sentence: I will not tolerate insubordination.
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: the act of disobedience to authority

8. cowered
Sentence: Amari cowered close to Afi, sure that her life was about to end.
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: to bend in shame

9. lament Sentence: It was the lament sung at a funeral--a death song.
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: an expression of grief or sorrow

10. Part of Speech: Adjective
diminutive
Sentence: In spite of Teenie’s diminutive size, Amari noticed that no one ever questioned her authority in the kitchen, not even the white people who lived in the main house.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: tiny, small in stature

11. assimilate
Sentence: The next three months were hot, confusing, and miserable as Amari tried to assimilate into the culture of plantation life.
Part of Speech: Verb (part of infinitive phrase)
Definition: to adopt the ways of another society

12. indenture
Sentence: Why did you decide to purchase the girl’s indenture?
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: a contract binding one person to work for another for a given period of time

13. expanse
Sentence: A few stared at the pale blue sky, the deep blue of the unbelievable expanse of water, and the death house that tossed on the waves in the distance.
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: a large and usually flat open space or area

14. Part of Speech: Adjective
fetid
Sentence: They were whipped and chained and led back to the fetid dungeon where they had been all night.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: having a strong, unpleasant smell

15. surmised
Sentence: Amari surmised that women from many different tribes and countries were imprisoned here---Ibo, Ga, and Mandinka.
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: having a thought or idea based on a guess

16. Part of Speech: Adjective
acrid
Sentence: The smell of sharp, acrid smoke, not of gentle hearth fires, but of the flames of destruction, followed them.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell

17. chided
Sentence: “You should be helping us make this yarn, my daughter,” her mother chided gently.
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: expressing mild disapproval

18. Part of Speech: Adjective
emaciated
Sentence: Rats, now grown huge and healthy, chewed on the emaciated bodies of some of the men chained there.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: extremely weak and thin

19. Part of Speech: Adjective
pungent
Sentence: If she closed her eyes, she could almost smell the pungent fish stew.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: a strong, sharp taste or smell

20. Part of Speech: Adjective
indignant
Sentence: Amari still wasn’t sure of how she felt about Polly, who at first seemed to be indignant that she wasn’t working in the big house.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong

21. acquisition
Sentence: They had been traveling for almost two hours when Mr. Derby announced, “Well, Clay, what shall we call our latest acquisition?”
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: something or someone acquired or gained