Freak the Mighty Vocabulary Words Chapters 1 3

“Freak the Mighty Vocabulary Words Chapters 1 -3

Unvanquished: • Not conquered or overcome; undefeated. • The basketball team remained unvanquished all season long.

Microsecond: • One millionth of a second. • The digital display showed the time remaining on the test in microseconds.

Mainstream: • The ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts. • It is common for young people to follow trends in mainstream media.

Fiend: • A wicked or cruel person. • The man looked at me with a fiendish grin.

Hunkering: • To squat or crouch down low; hide. • As the helicopter landed for the rescue mission, the soldiers hunkered down to avoid the dust.

Humanoid: • Having an appearance or character resembling that of a human; a being resembling a human in its shape. • At the robotics convention, many of the displays were humanoid versions of artificial intelligence.

Bulkhead: • A dividing wall or barrier between compartments in a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; the outside opening to a basement. • Max opened up the bulkhead to step out from his room into the fresh air.

Ornithopter: • A machine designed to achieve flight by means of flapping wings. • Max saw Kevin flying his ornithopter in the front yard.

Propulsion: • The action of driving or pushing forward. • The propulsion system on the satellite pushed it through space.