tangerine by edward bloor- vocabulary

Tangerine Vocabulary

EMPHASIZETO GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OR TO STRESS SOMETHING

MOM CONTINUED TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT PRACTICE WASN’T EVEN CANCELLED AFTER MIKE’S DEATH.

COLOSSALEXTREMELY LARGE

SOCCER PRACTICE TODAY WAS A COLOSSAL BORE.

IRREGULARITY

Not balanced; the state of being irregular

Old Charlie Burns irregularity of showing up to work was becoming a concern to Dad.

TRANSFORM

Make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.

When Mom and Dad were around, Erik seemed to transform from one person to the next. But they never seemed to notice.

MATERIALIZE

To happen or to appear

At times, it seemed like the mud materialized out of no where.

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