Power Words Flashcards
(37 cards)
Mesmerize
Hypnotize, Put in a trance
Descendent
Younger generation, offspring
Debut
The first performance of something
Fiasco
A complete disaster
Saucy
Sassy, back-talking
Dawdle
Waste time
Reproach
To blame or accuse
Savor
To appreciate, make the most of something
This person was a deaf piano teacher
Old Chong
This person got locked in a closet
Margot
Confine
A border or boundary
Unseemly
Rude or not proper
Definition “something that stands for meaning greater than itself”
Term: symbol
Prodigy
Child genius
This poem was written about how people should only change themselves if they want to.
“Without Commrcials”
Liberation
Freedom
Beckon
To signal someone to come
Reverie
A dream or a fantasy
Impertinent
Bold and saucy
Reluctant
Hesitant, unsure
Definition “a struggle with another person or with oneself”
Term: conflict
This person was 86 years old and lived on a reservation.
Joe Iron Shell
Martin’s Grandpa
This person wanted her daughter to be a “Chinese Shirley Temple”.
Jing Mei’s mom
Definition “the things about a person that you can see”
Term: outer