"The Pigman" Word List /Definition/

Avocation

• humiliated, shamed.

• sorrow or pity aroused by the suffering or misfortune of another: sympathy.

• a subordinate occupation pursued especially for enjoyment: hobby.

• deviations from the truth: lies.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Epic

• extraordinary, remarkable.

• a long poem in elevated style relating the deeds of a hero.

• existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness.

• mad, insane.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Memorial

• serving to preserve the memory of a person or an event.

• to accumulate a supply hidden or carefully guarded for preservation or future use.

• the act of twisting out of the true meaning: misrepresentation.

• to fill with uncertainty: confused.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Subliminal

• to fill with uncertainty: confused.

• humiliated, shamed.

• deviations from the truth: lies.

• existing or functioning outside the area of conscious awareness. Ex.- Messages.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Thrombosis

• sorrow or pity aroused by the suffering or misfortune of another: sympathy.

• the formation or presence of a blood clot within a blood vessel during life.

• the act of twisting out of the true meaning: misrepresentation.

• one who gives generous support or approval.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Infantile

• tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others.

• of or relating to a mother: motherly.

• of, relating to, or resembling infants or infancy: childish.

• existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Compassion

• sorrow or pity aroused by the suffering or misfortune of another: sympathy.

• to accumulate a supply hidden or carefully guarded for preservation or future use.

• to aid or furnish with a grant or gift especially of money.

• feeling of contempt for something regarded as beneath one: scorn.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Mortified

• a subordinate occupation pursued especially for enjoyment: hobby.

• existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness.

• mad, insane.

• humiliated, shamed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Paranoia

• a tendency toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others.

• the act of twisting out of the true meaning: misrepresentation.

• the formation or presence of a blood clot within a blood vessel during life.

• a long poem in elevated style relating the deeds of a hero.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Hoarded

• a feeling of contempt for something regarded as beneath one: scorn.

• existing or functioning outside the area of conscious awareness. Ex.- Messages.

• to accumulate a supply hidden or carefully guarded for preservation or future use.

• of, relating to, or resembling infants or infancy: childish.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4