•Daily Vocabulary Week 2 (p.27)1.aggravate2.anticipate3.caliber4.distract5.eloquent6. fulfill7.maintain8.phase9.placid10.porcelain

• V. V. to make worse or more to make worse or more unpleasant; to annoyunpleasant; to annoy• Sometimes my mom acts as though Sometimes my mom acts as though I choose books just to I choose books just to aggravateaggravate her. However, annoying her is the her. However, annoying her is the last thing on my mind. last thing on my mind.

• V. V. to look forward to; to expect; to to look forward to; to expect; to foresee; to act in advance offoresee; to act in advance of• My friend is interested in so many My friend is interested in so many different subjects that it is hard to different subjects that it is hard to anticipateanticipate what she will read next. what she will read next.

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• N. N. the diameter of a bullet, gun, or the diameter of a bullet, gun, or cylinder; quality; ability; worthcylinder; quality; ability; worth• I enjoy books of high I enjoy books of high calibercaliber, so I , so I spend a long time in the library spend a long time in the library looking for book worth reading. looking for book worth reading.

• V. V. to draw attention away from; to to draw attention away from; to confuse; to disturbconfuse; to disturb• I sometimes look for books that will I sometimes look for books that will distract me. For example, I distract me. For example, I occasionally read humorous books to occasionally read humorous books to take my mind off stressful situations. take my mind off stressful situations.

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• Adj. Adj. speaking or writing gracefully; of speaking or writing gracefully; of forceful, persuasive communication; forceful, persuasive communication; vividly expressivevividly expressive• I am quite I am quite eloquenteloquent when I talk about when I talk about “The Outsiders.” I describe events in the “The Outsiders.” I describe events in the story so well that people can picture all story so well that people can picture all of the characters. of the characters.

• V. V. to carry out; to perform or do; to to carry out; to perform or do; to satisfy a requirement; to finishsatisfy a requirement; to finish• I I fulfilledfulfilled the assignment requirement in the assignment requirement in class by completing all parts of the class by completing all parts of the independent reading project.independent reading project.

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• V. V. to keep or keep up; to support; to to keep or keep up; to support; to uphold or defend; to declare or insistuphold or defend; to declare or insist• Reading outside of class helps me to Reading outside of class helps me to maintainmaintain my grade-point average. It’s my grade-point average. It’s easier to keep up my grades if I read easier to keep up my grades if I read more than is required. more than is required.

• N. N. any stage in a series of changesany stage in a series of changes• V. V. to plan, carry out, or move in stagesto plan, carry out, or move in stages• Jayla goes through many Jayla goes through many phasesphases in her in her reading; she will read only science reading; she will read only science fiction books one month and historical fiction books one month and historical fiction the next. fiction the next.

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• Adj. Adj. undisturbed; tranquil; calm; undisturbed; tranquil; calm; quietquiet• I love spending a I love spending a placid,placid, peaceful peaceful Sunday afternoon with a good book. Sunday afternoon with a good book.

• N. N. a white, nonporous, translucent a white, nonporous, translucent type of ceramic ware,type of ceramic ware,• Adj. Adj. made of this ceramic materialmade of this ceramic material• Last week, Rebecca read a book Last week, Rebecca read a book about antique about antique porcelainporcelain dolls; she dolls; she hopes to own a collection of her own hopes to own a collection of her own fine ceramics when she is older. fine ceramics when she is older.

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