The Watson’s Go To Birmingham Vocabulary Ch. 6 - 10

Kenny thought he reached the ____ of his childhood as he ate the snacks that Byron had gotten from the convenient store.

• Pinnacle: Reach the highest point.

• Offend: To cause disgust or distaste.

• Swoon: To faint or pass out.

• Peon: A person that is at the very bottom of their line of work.

• Conscience: A built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Joetta was _____ by the little doll she was given, even though she did not say so when she got it.

• Pinnacle: Reach the highest point.

• Offend: To cause disgust or distaste.

• Swoon: To faint or pass out.

• Peon: A person that is at the very bottom of their line of work.

• Conscience: A built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Kenny thought he saw his mama _____ when she saw what By had done to his hair.

• Pinnacle: Reach the highest point.

• Offend: To cause disgust or distaste.

• Swoon: To faint or pass out.

• Peon: A person that is at the very bottom of their line of work.

• Conscience: A built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Byron told Kenny that he would be workin' as no _____, he was going to be the boss.

• Pinnacle: Reach the highest point.

• Offend: To cause disgust or distaste.

• Swoon: To faint or pass out.

• Peon: A person that is at the very bottom of their line of work.

• Conscience: A built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Byron seemed to grow a _____ when he hit that bird right off the power line.

• Pinnacle: Reach the highest point.

• Offend: To cause disgust or distaste.

• Swoon: To faint or pass out.

• Peon: A person that is at the very bottom of their line of work.

• Conscience: A built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Mama and daddy had to _____ money into the account at the store when Byron ran up the bill.

• Transfer: Can also be a noun that means the act of moving something from one place to another.

• Seniority: Refers to being ranked higher in an organization.

• Tolerate: To put up with or allow.

• Haphazardly: Doing something in an unplanned or random way without concern for the outcome.

• Eavesdrop: Secretly listen in on someone's conversation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Byron has ___ over Kenny and Joetta because he is the oldest child.

• Transfer: Can also be a noun that means the act of moving something from one place to another.

• Seniority: Refers to being ranked higher in an organization.

• Tolerate: To put up with or allow.

• Haphazardly: Doing something in an unplanned or random way without concern for the outcome.

• Eavesdrop: Secretly listen in on someone's conversation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Mama could no longer _____ Byron's misbehavior so they were taking him to Alabama.

• Transfer: Can also be a noun that means the act of moving something from one place to another.

• Seniority: Refers to being ranked higher in an organization.

• Tolerate: To put up with or allow.

• Haphazardly: Doing something in an unplanned or random way without concern for the outcome.

• Eavesdrop: Secretly listen in on someone's conversation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Byron acted _____ and he has to pay the price.

• Transfer: Can also be a noun that means the act of moving something from one place to another.

• Seniority: Refers to being ranked higher in an organization.

• Tolerate: To put up with or allow.

• Haphazardly: Doing something in an unplanned or random way without concern for the outcome.

• Eavesdrop: Secretly listen in on someone's conversation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

All of the children were ______ to find out what mama and daddy were going to do to Byron.

• Transfer: Can also be a noun that means the act of moving something from one place to another.

• Seniority: Refers to being ranked higher in an organization.

• Tolerate: To put up with or allow.

• Haphazardly: Doing something in an unplanned or random way without concern for the outcome.

• Eavesdropping: Secretly listen in on someone's conversation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4