Vocabulary Words: Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed
Explore the meanings of words such as "amiss," "bewildered," "dwindle," "forlorn," "perspire," "villa," "recede," and "flimsy" with sentences from a text describing a dark and golden scene reflecting sadness, confusion, and more. Expand your vocabulary and understanding of these terms.
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Vocabulary Words for: Dark they were and Golden Eyed
Amiss: Amiss: (adj) not right or out of (adj) not right or out of place. place. Sentence from the text: Something made him check everything each morning- warm hearth, potted blood- geraniums- precisely as if he expected something to be amiss. amiss.
Bewildered: Bewildered: (adj) confused (adj) confused Sentence from the text: Cora, how long have your eyes been yellow? She was bewildered, Always I guess.
Dwindle: Dwindle: (verb) to become less, (verb) to become less, or reduced or reduced From the text: In the flow of days and weeks, the rocket receded receded and dwindled.
Forlorn: Forlorn: (adj) extremely sad (adj) extremely sad From the text: Dark she was, and golden, burnt almost black by the sun, sleeping, and the children metallic in their beds, and the wind roaring forlorn forlornand changing through the old peach trees, the violet grass, shaking out green rose petals.
Perspire: Perspire: (verb) to sweat (verb) to sweat From the text: Think. Keep thinking. Different things. Keep your mind free of Earth, the atom war, the lost rockets. He perspired.
Villa: Villa: (noun) a type of Italian (noun) a type of Italian house. house. From the text: How nice, said Bittering, if you could move up here to this villa villafor the summer.
Recede: Recede: (verb) to move back. (verb) to move back. From the text: In the flow of days and weeks, the rocket receded receded and dwindled.
Flimsy: Flimsy: (adj) weak (adj) weak From the text: From the text: The cardboard box was so flimsy that when the The cardboard box was so flimsy that when the boy put his books in it it broke. boy put his books in it it broke.
Immense: Immense: (adj) vast, huge (adj) vast, huge From the text: The sun was hot, the day quiet. There was an immense immense staring burn upon the land.
Submerge: Submerge: (adj) under the (adj) under the surface of water, or hidden. surface of water, or hidden. From the text: He saw the sky submerged the sun made Martian by atmosphere and time and space. submerged above him,
Homework: Homework: Now you are going to write five complete sentences using five of the vocabulary words you just learned.
