Freak the Mighty Vocabulary Words Chapters 7 9

“Freak the Mighty Vocabulary Words Chapters 7 -9

Perspective: • A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. • You can either have a positive or a negative perspective on most situations.

Trajectory: • The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. • With his steady aim, Dante made sure the basketball’s trajectory was straight into the hoop.

Converged: • Tend to meet at a point; bring together. • The railroad tracks converged at Yeehaw Junction.

Confrontation: • A hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties. • The lawyers had a confrontation as they argued their client’s cases.

Vegetate: • Live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way. • The man chose to spend his weekend vegetating on the couch, eating snacks and watching Netflix.

Archetype: • A universal symbol or idea in the psyche, expressed in dreams or dreamlike images. • Harry Potter is seen as the hero archetype in each book of the series.

Microsurgery: • Intricate surgery performed using miniaturized instruments and a microscope. • The doctor performed microsurgery on the patient’s arm.

Divulged: • To make known (private or sensitive information); to tell a secret. • Sandra divulged a secret about the surprise party she was planning.

Bionic: • Having artificial body parts, especially electromechanical ones. • Bionic limb technology is a quickly advancing science.

Modification: • Make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme. • Modifications were made to the motorcycle to improve its appearance.