Freak the Mighty Vocabulary

1. Mr. Scanlon’s 7th Grade Class Freak the Mighty Vocabulary

2. not defeated in any battle, contest or conflict Unvanquished 1

3. to not give a glossy appearance to. • to not give a superficially pleasing appearance to, especially in order to deceive; not sugar-coated: the unvarnished truth. Unvarnished

4. 1. not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond. • 2. false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation. Phony 2

5. wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look. Fierce 2

6. a house having separate apartments for two families, especially a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances. Duplex 4

7. the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture. Mainstream 6

8. a very brief, passing look, sight, or view. Glimpse 7

9. a. to hunch: The driver hunkered over the steering wheel. • b. to hide, hide out, or take shelter (usually followed by down ): The escaped convicts hunkered down in a cave in the mountains. Hunker 8

10. a diabolically cruel or wicked person. Synonyms: monster, savage, brute, beast, devil. Fiend 6

11. to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry. Scuttle 10

12. having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings. Humanoid 10

13. King Arthur is Britain’s greatest mythological hero, though he may be based on a real person. His motto was, “Might for right.” He used his strength in the service of others, not for his own personal gain. King Arthur

14. Sitting at the head of a table meant you had a higher position. King Arthur’s knights sat as equals at a round table. The Knights of the Round Table

15. In the legend of the Knights of the Round Table, she was wife to King Arthur. “Fair” was a word used in medieval times to describe a beautiful woman. The Fair Gwinevere

16. any of various wall-like constructions inside a vessel, as for forming watertight compartments, subdividing space, or strengthening the structure. Bulkhead 11

17. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure. Flimsy 12

18. The means to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing. Propulsion 13

19. a nickname. Sobriquet 15

20. 1. conduct; behavior; deportment. • 2. facial appearance. Demeanor 15

21. 1. Strict and uncompromising; grim determination. Grim 16

22. to claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning or arguing. Postulate 16

23. 1. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge. • 2. Medieval Romance . an adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail. Quest 17

24. incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued. Invincible 17

25. altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite. Sophisticated 18

26. a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain; narcotic. Opiate

27. 1. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. • 2. large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead. Massive

28. to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome. Intrude

29. Also called tenement house . a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city. Tenement

30. to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds. Deplete

31. 1. to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country. • 2. to cut off from membership or relations: to expel a student from a college. Expel

32. 1. to cause to surge or rush back; vomit. • 2. to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam. Regurgitate

33. a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person. Cretin 31

34. Point of view Perspective 34

35. the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight. Trajectory 34

36. one billionth of a second. Nanosecond 36

37. spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power: The village believed her to be possessed by the devil. Possessed 42

38. seeking to escape from by trickery or cleverness. Evasive 43

39. the act of facing in hostility or defiance; opposing: The feuding factions confronted one another. Confrontation 43

40. to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing: to lie on the beach and vegetate. Vegetate 44

41. the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype. Archetype 45

42. a handmade object or the remnants of one characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation. Artifact

43. greed for riches Avarice

44. 1. being in that place or over there; being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take. • 2. being the more distant or farther: yonder side. Yonder

45. a cut, gash, or notch. Incision 51

46. to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown). Divulged 51

47. utilizing mechanical parts to assist humans, supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: Bionic 51

48. changing somewhat the form or qualities of; altering partially; amending: a modification of a contract. Modification 51

49. confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent. Smug 54

50. the transfer of matter from one point to another without crossing the physical space between them. Teleportation 55