The Bluest Eye Vocabulary Name_______________ per__

Directions: Use your own paper to complete this assignment. Turn in completed work as soon as you finish. For each word, perform the following steps, thus .5 points will be offered per word:

1 Write and underline the word

2 Find the line from the text in which the word appears. Copy and underline the word as it appears

3 Define the word using a dictionary

4 Write an original, meaningful sentence using the word or a synonym from the definition. Do not redefine the word.

52 Gelid (adj.)

53 Fastidious (adj.)

53 Epiphany (v.)

55 Extemporize (v.)

55 Macabre (adj.)

56 Epithet (n.)

58 Placidly (adv.)

62 Guileless (adj.)

67 Fretful (adj.)

69 Inviolable (adj.)

70 Preen (v.)

71 Covet (v.)

130 Misanthrope (n.)

130 Annihilate (v.)

130 Antipathy (n.)

131 Asceticism (ascetic) (n., adj.)

131 Celibacy (n.)

131 Arabesque (n.)

131 Disquiet (adj.)

133 Lascivious (adj.)

133 Predilection (n.)

134 Anarchy (n.)

134 Invincible (adj.)

134 Avocation (n.)

136 Awry (adj.)

137 Poignant (adj.)

140 Indolence (indolent) (n., adj.)

140 Abhor (abhorrent) (n., adj.)

143 Imbibe (v.)