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"Smallest Dragonboy"
Vocabulary terms and parts of speech for the story "Smallest Dragonboy"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Telepathic Communion | The communication of thoughts without speaking aloud |
| Pinions | Wings |
| Reprehensible | Very bad; Terrible; Horrible |
| Contemptuous | Hateful |
| Goaded | Persuaded into doing something |
| Taunt | To make-fun of; to tease |
| Officiously | In a bossy way; arrogantly |
| Imminent | About to happen |
| Perturbed | Troubled; annoyed |
| Turfed-Out | A British saying for "Kicked-Out" or "Expelled" |
| Incredulous | Doubting; unable to believe |
| Confrontation | An argument (NOT a fight!) |
| Oblivious | Forgetful; don't know about something |
| Draconic | Like a dragon ("Drakon" = Greek for Dragon) |
| Alleviate | To relieve or reduce (think of the medicine "Aleve" that reduces your pain!) |
| NOUN | a person, place, thing, or idea |
| VERB | an action word (described what someone/something does) |
| ADJECTIVE | describes a noun |
| ADVERB | describes a verb |
| Mottled | Spotted |