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Because of Winn-Dixie Chapters 16-20 Vocabulary

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    fluency and vocabulary practice
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  • What word means "sad, gloomy?"
    melancholy
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  • What word means "not important or significant?"
    idle
  •  15
  • What word means "to utter a loud, harsh cry?"
    squawked
  •  15
  • What word means "an opinion, view, or belief?"
    notion
  •  15
  • What word means "disgusting animals such as flies, lice, or bedbugs?"
    vermin
  •  20
  • Read the sentence from page 105.
    They have this abiding notion that war is fun.
  •  20
  • Read this sentence from 106:
    And he was covered with all manner of vermin; fleas and lice.
  •  25
  • Read this sentence from page 121.
    "It almost tastes a little melancholy," he said.
  •  20
  • Read this sentence from page 121.
    "Other people's tragedies should not be the subject of idle conversation."
  •  25
  • Read this sentence from page 127.
    That was a melancholy feeling.
  •  20
  • Read this sentence from page 127.
    And that made me feel melancholy, too.
  •  20
  • Read this sentence from page 129.
    "Gertrude," Gertrude squawked.
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  • Which word would be a good synonym for "notion?"
    scream
    fact
    not important
    idea
  •  20
  • Which word would be a good synonym for "vermin?"
    pet
    sad
    pest
    flower
  •  20
  • Which word would be a good synonym for "melancholy?"
    scream
    happy
    sad
    not important
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  • Which word would be a good synonym for "idle conversation?"
    gossip
    important
    idea
    sad
  •  20